Troutman Sanders

JUNE 21, 2023

million to consumers harmed by Arete Financial Group, a student loan debt relief operation that tricked consumers into making illegal upfront payments by pretending to be affiliated with the U.S. Department of Education and falsely promising student loan debt relief.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Department of Education announced the establishment of an Office of Enforcement within Federal Student Aid (FSA). According to the announcement, the new office will “strengthen oversight of and enforcement actions against postsecondary schools that participate in the federal student loan, grant, and work-study programs.”

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

It primarily had the CARES Act to thank: The bill delivered hundreds of billions of dollars worth of stimulus checks and bulked-up unemployment benefits to Americans, while easing pressures on them by halting foreclosures, evictions and student loan payments. Debt-buying executives couldn’t help marveling at their good fortune.

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