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Judge Dismisses Most Claims in FDCPA Class-Action

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The background: The lawsuit accused several companies, including three different collection operations of violating the FDCPA and the Virginia Consumer Protection Act in their attempts to collect on the plaintiff’s unpaid student loans. Bank National Association. The ruling: In the ruling, Judge M.

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Student Loan Debt Relief Scammer Gets 6 Years in Prison

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A Georgia man has been sentenced to six years in prison while also being ordered to pay $910,417 in restitution after pleading guilty in a scam that led to $48 million of federal student loans being fraudulently discharged through a program intended for disabled military veterans.

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Senators Accuse CEO of Student Loan Servicer of Lying in Congressional Testimony

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The Chief Executive of one of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies is being accused of lying in testimony before Congress, as the companies winds down its operations servicing student loans on behalf of the federal government.

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State Regulators Ask Ed. Dept. To Rescind Guidance and Make it Easier to Investigate Student Loan Collectors

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To Rescind Guidance and Make it Easier to Investigate Student Loan Collectors appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net. The letter was written by … The post State Regulators Ask Ed.

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Student Loan Servicer to Pay $35M in Fines and Redress for Violating Consent Order

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday issued a consent order against a student loan servicing company for violating a prior consent order in which it was accused of mis-stating minimum amounts due on billing statements and engaging in illegal debt collection practices.

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Daily Digest – July 12. Ed. Dept. Cancels More Loans; WH Seeks to Slow Bank Mergers, Give Consumers More Control of their Financial Data

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CANCELS MORE LOANS FOR MISLED STUDENTS The Department of Education on Friday announced it was canceling an additional $56 million in student loans for 1,800 individuals who were misled by three different for-profit institutions about their employment and salary prospects and the transferability of credits from the schools to other institutions.

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Sen. Warren Convenes Hearing to Grill Student Loan Servicer

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One of the nation’s largest servicers of student loans is being called before the Senate Banking Committee for a hearing about its performance, following a report that was critical of the servicer’s efforts.