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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKamala Harris Urges Forgiveness of Student Debt from Predatory Colleges
(Bloomberg) California Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris signed on to a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan Thursday that asks the federal government to wipe away the debt amassed by college students targeted at the non-profit Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
Harris was joined by the the top law enforcement officials in eight other states in seeking forgiveness for the debt students amassed at Corinthian.
"We, the undersigned Attorneys General of Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Washington, write to urge the Department of Education to immediately relieve borrowers of the obligation to repay federal student loans that were incurred as a result of violations of state law by Corinthian Colleges, Inc. ('Corinthian')," the letter states. "We also write to request that the Department work with state attorneys general to establish a clear system for student borrowers to seek relief from the Department-as allowed under statute, Department regulations, and loan termswhen schools break the law."
The largest chain of for-profit colleges in the country until 2014, when it shut down in a deal with the Department of Education, Corinthian is alleged to have lured students into loan agreements with false and misleading claims. The letter cited those allegations as well as the lawsuits brought against the company by several states and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ..............(more)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-09/kamala-harris-urges-forgiveness-of-student-debt-from-predatory-lenders
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Kamala Harris Urges Forgiveness of Student Debt from Predatory Colleges (Original Post)
marmar
Apr 2015
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NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)1. This is a NO BRAINER, do it TODAY
Damansarajaya
(625 posts)2. Wrong. Sue the colleges, take their money, and give THAT
to the students.
Why should taxpayers fund this gangster business model?
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)3. Why for-profit colleges are allowed to exist confounds me.