Student Loans

We urge policymakers to provide student loan relief for veterans. Check it out below.

(Also check out loan relief for students who were defrauded by a college here, disabled veterans here, and servicemembers’ financial rights are here.)

STUDENT LOAN DEBT

CNBC: Key events on the path to student loan forgiveness, from Occupy Wall Street to the 2020 presidential primaries

Nassirian at Veterans Education Success agreed that the problems in the higher education system, namely price escalation and diminishing quality, span way beyond the for-profit sector. “Packaging people with debt that schools knew or should [...]

Statement by Carrie Wofford on Important Dept. Ed Bulletin And Release of New Veterans Education Success Report on Unwanted Student Loans

For Immediate Release: March 16, 2022 Contact: Carrie Wofford, President of Veterans Education Success [email protected] (202) 422-6338 Statement by Carrie Wofford on Important Dept. Ed Bulletin And Release of New Veterans Education Success Report on [...]

CBS8 (San Diego) Interview with Our Legal Affairs Director, Jennifer Esparza

I was using tuition assistance at the time, and I thought this isn't even worth that money that was going to them [Ashford University]. I didn't want to spend the time doing it anymore because [...]

Our Reaction to the Court Ruling Ordering Ashford U To Pay $22.37 Million Fine To Defrauded Students and Vets

Media Advisory & Backgrounder: Higher Ed & Veterans Story Contact: Carrie Wofford, President, [email protected] Organization that Brought Whistleblowers and Defrauded Veterans to Fraud Case, Veterans Education Success, Applauds Court Ruling For-Profit, Ashford University, Committed Extensive [...]

Veterans with Student Loans They Never Authorized or Wanted

Following publication of our report, the U.S. Department of Education reached out to request a meeting to discuss our findings. Soon thereafter, the Department sent a warning letter to all colleges and universities nationwide, available [...]

Our Student Advice Column in Military.com: What Vets and Service Members Need to Know About Public Student Loan Forgiveness

By Jennifer Esparza The following blog was published by Military.com. Service members and veterans may be able to get their school debt forgiven because of temporary changes to a program designed to forgive student loans [...]

Statement from Barmak Nassirian on President Biden’s Executive Order on PSLF and Student Loans

Statement from Barmak Nassirian Vice President for Higher Education Policy, Veterans Education Success on President Biden’s Executive Order Transforming Federal Customer Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government December 13, 2021 "We appreciate [...]