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Well the final regs are out now.  But they are 927 pages.  This is gonna take a while to read through — and looking at Halloween costumes on Facebook is winning out right now. More to come later…. Happy Halloween everyone!!

ABC Action News interviewed two of our clients who have attended ITT and IADT: You can click on the ABC Action News above or type the above link into your browser.  https://www.facebook.com/tampabaynews/videos/10154553756350409/ These students attended ITT and IADT here in Tampa several years ago and have tons of federal student…

Were you aware that when you tell a bill collector (including a student loan collector) to stop calling your cell phone, they must do so immediately?  Well usually.  It depends upon the type of telephone system the collector is using.  If they are manually dialing the phone, then they can…

We’ve been getting very interested lately in how schools, particularly for-profit schools, are representing the cost of education at their institutions.  At ITT for instance, we’re learning that students were for the most part simply left in the dark about what their education would cost.  By the time they learned…

Ok, I have a bone to pick with Great Lakes.  I formerly considered them one of the better student loan servicers out there.  Not any more.  On their website they offer free help and tell people not to pay a fee for student loan help that is free.  It’s spelled…

The DOE is involved in a negotiated rule making process right now to expand its relief of federal student loans for misrepresentations or fraud regarding recruiting practices, marketing, and job placement at potentially fraudulent schools which may be subsequently closed or are under investigation.  The DOE website briefly covers this…

Do you know what it means to rehabilitate federal student loans and why it is necessary?  First, once a federal student loan goes into default, several consequences can occur including: Administrative wage garnishment; Income tax refund intercepts; Social Security offsets; A default is reported on your credit reports; and Loss…

On August 26, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education banned ITT Technical Institute from enrolling new students who use federal financial aid.  This is the result of several investigations into their recruiting, marketing and job placement practices.  The loss of these funds may ultimately be the demise of ITT likely…

I just watched yet another attorney’s video from 2013 about how student loans are hardly ever discharged in a bankruptcy unless you are extremely ill.  The ending quote about student loans was “you’re stuck with them”. And that was it.  No discussion about options, possible outcomes, etc.  Just you’re stuck…

Useful information can be obtained from the Consent Orders relating to improper debt collection activities obtained by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.  Recent orders applicable to Fred Hanna, Encore Capital Group, Inc., Midland Funding, LLC, Midland Credit Management, Inc., Asset Acceptance Capital Corp., PRA, LLC, Porfolio Recovery Associates, Chase Bankcard…