Tag: Student Loans
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Colorado joins lawsuit against U.S. Dept. of Education over student loan forgiveness
Colorado has joined 21 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over placing restrictions on a student loan forgiveness program for public service employees. It’s the latest lawsuit filed by Attorney General Phil Weiser, who is running for governor, against the Trump administration. He has so far pursued more than 40 lawsuits…
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80K Coloradans enroll in new federal student loan plan | CLASSNOTES
Nearly 80,000 student loan borrowers in Colorado enrolled in President Joe Biden administration’s new repayment plan, the U.S. Department of Education announced this week. Nationally, more than 4 million borrowers have enrolled. Biden’s “Saving on A Valuable Education” (SAVE) is the administration’s latest attempt to address the nation’s unfolding crisis with student debt, which has…
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White House report: Nearly 300,000 Coloradans approved for student debt relief
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Nearly 300,000 Coloradans are approved to have their debt canceled if President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is enacted, according to a new report. A White House count released Friday showed that 295,000 Coloradans are fully approved for debt relief. That is almost two-thirds of the 471,000 Coloradans who applied or were automatically eligible…
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Colorado sues student loan servicer over violation of state consumer protection laws
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sued the student loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency after it refused to fully comply with state consumer protection laws. Weiser’s office announced the lawsuit in a release Wednesday, saying the agency is not complying with the state oversight requirements outlined in the Colorado Student Loan Servicers Act. The…
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Colorado Attorney General leads multi-state effort to cancel student loan debt for ITT Tech students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorney General Phil Weiser is asking the U.S. Department of Education to cancel federal student loan debt for thousands of students who attended the since shut-down, for-profit school, ITT Technical Institute. A bipartisan coalition of…