This scenario just happened at USDE in the student loan arena
on borrower defense regulations in the wake of the for - profit Corinthian Colleges» collapse.
Not exact matches
On May 11, 2017, we succeeded in discouraging any attempt to repeal the
borrower defense regulation using the Congressional Review Act in part due to opposition letters from 20 state attorneys general, 16 veterans» organizations, and more than 50 organizations representing students, consumers, veterans, servicemembers, faculty, and staff, civil rights, and college access.
Repeal any
regulations on borrower defense to repayment that were implemented during the Obama Administration.
«If the Administration were serious about helping harmed students and protecting students from predatory practices, it would be implementing the
borrower defense and gainful employment
regulations without delay and acting
on the tens of thousands of pending loan discharge applications, not dismantling current protections and committing to follow through only
on the 16,000 applications approved by the Obama Administration.
Joint comments submitted by more than 50 organizations in response to the Department of Education's plan to conduct negotiated rulemaking
on the gainful employment
regulations finalized in October 2014 and the
borrower defense to repayment and college accountability
regulations finalized in November 2016.
The Administration released final
borrower defense and college accountability
regulations on October 28, 2016.
On June 30, 2017, NCLC submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking communications from senior department employees concerning potential or current litigation over the
Borrower Defense Regulations, including communications with representatives of CAPPS and Career Education Colleges and Universities, both of which represent the for - profit college sector.