Biden Administration Expected to Cancel $1 Billion in Debt for Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges

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Biden Administration Expected to Cancel $1 Billion in Debt for Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges

By Victor Omondi On Thursday, the Department of Education reported that debtors who were defrauded by their schools but who only got an incomplete consolation from their student-loan debt under the Betsy DeVos-era Department of Education will have their loans fully cancelled. This is a move that will lead to an approximated $1 billion in […]

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