Maryland Wins $2.6 Million in Loan Forgiveness for Brightwood College Students
November 16, 2020 - The Maryland Attorney General reached a settlement with Brightwood College to provide loan relief to Maryland students. Any loans owed directly to the school by Maryland students will be cancelled and, [...]
Understanding Student Outcomes at Newly-Shuttered Education Corporation of America Colleges and at its Sister School Members of the Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) Trade Association
In light of the December 5, 2018, announcement by the Education Corporation of America (ECA) that it is closing the 70 campuses it operated under the brand names Brightwood College, Brightwood Career Institute, Golf Academy [...]
Our press release on 49-state AG settlement with Career Education Corp.
Prior to 49-state AG settlement, Career Education Corporation took 5th highest amount of GI Bill Funds and had 3rd highest number of veteran complaints. Veterans Education Success provided the AGs with more than 400 veteran [...]
State Attorney Generals sue US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for withholding student loan debt relief to defrauded Corinthian students
SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and its Secretary, Betsy DeVos, for refusing to process debt relief claims submitted by tens of thousands of students [...]
Attorneys General of several states announce $192 million in restitution for Corinthian students
BALTIMORE, MD (August 17, 2017) –Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, in coordination with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and a coalition of 12 other state attorneys general, announced today a tentative settlement with [...]
State Attorneys General Call on DeVos to Address Borrower Defense Applications
A letter from state Attorneys General to Education Secretary Devos explaining concern over the slow-moving Ed. Department handling of reimbursing students.
Consumerist: AGs Seek Better Protections For Servicemembers Deceived By For-Profit Colleges
Federal regulators must do more to protect servicemembers from unscrupulous colleges seeking to get their hands on their education benefits. That’s the message eight states want to get across to the secretary of Veteran Affairs [...]
State Attorneys General Urge Greater Protections for Veterans Affected By Predatory For-Profit Schools
Dear Secretary McDonald: We, the undersigned Attorneys General, write to urge you to exercise the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (“VA’s”) authority under federal law to restore the educational and vocational rehabilitation benefits that thousands of [...]
Inside Higher Ed: For-Profit Settles with Illinois Attorney General for $15 Million
For-profit, Colorado-based Westwood College has reached a $15 million agreement with the Illinois attorney general, according to a report from a Chicago ABC News affiliate. The college voluntarily agreed to pay $15 million to wipe out loans [...]