The U.S. Department of Education agreed to discharge approximately $63,000 of student loan debt owed by Christine Gold, who was defrauded by the predatory Court Reporting Institute in Seattle.
Student Defense, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, formally requested a public hearing on Secretary DeVos's proposed weakening of accountability standards for accreditors.
Chief Counsel Dan Zibel, along with former Illinois AG Lisa Madigan, penned an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune about how states can hold loan servicers accountable for harming students.
Student Defense client RJ Infusino testified before the House Oversight Committee's Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sharing his experience being lied to by the Dream Center and the Illinois...
NSLDN issued a statement responding to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's rescission of the Gainful Employment rule.
The National Student Legal Defense Network issued a statement after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that student loan servicers can be held accountable under state consumer protection laws....
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) filed a class action lawsuit today on behalf of student borrowers who have been subjected to illegal debt collections by...
Washington D.C.— Today, two former students of Virginia College, represented by the National Student Legal Defense Network and Democracy Forward, filed a class action against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department...
The National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) and American Oversight filed a lawsuit in federal court today, demanding that the U.S. Department of Education produce documents related to the Trump...
The request also seeks any statistical reports provided by the Social Security Administration to the Department about the matching rate or other assessment of the success of any data match,...