The Borrower Defense rule is a federal regulation establishing that student loan borrowers may be eligible for forgiveness of the federal student loans used to attend a school, if that school misled them or engaged in other illegal conduct.
FOIA Requests
- Borrower Defense Memoranda Referenced in Inspector General Report - April 18, 2018
- Data Requested and Provided During the 2017-2018 Borrower Defense and Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking Sessions - September 13, 2018
- Communications Regarding Borrower Defense and Gainful Employment NPRMs - October 1, 2018
Borrower Defense Memoranda Referenced in Inspector General Report - April 18, 2018
Seeking: Memoranda referenced in the Office of Inspector General’s December 8, 2017 report “Federal Student Aid’s Borrower Defense to Repayment Loan Discharge Process.”
Documents
The Department has not yet provided documents in response to this request.
Data Requested and Provided During the 2017-2018 Borrower Defense and Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking Sessions - September 13, 2018
Seeking: Copies of all the data/information requests submitted by members of the 2017-2018 Borrower Defense and Gainful Employment negotiated rulemaking committees and the Department’s responses to such data/information requests.
Documents
On September 13, 2018 the Department provided a Final Response. Those documents are available here.
Communications Regarding Borrower Defense and Gainful Employment NPRMs - October 1, 2018
Seeking: Communications between the U.S. Department of Education and non-governmental third parties about the 2018 Borrower Defense negotiated rulemaking. This includes any invitations to meet with outside parties to discuss proposed rules and confirmation of any meetings that occured.
Documents
The Department has not yet provided documents in response to this request.