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Fifth Circuit upholds injunction against borrower defense and closed school loan discharge rules

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On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered a federal district court to enter a nationwide preliminary injunction to enjoin the Department of Education (ED) from implementing the Biden...more

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The Fifth Circuit Extends Injunction of the Biden Administration’s Borrower Defense to Repayment Rules

In a decision affecting the ever-shifting legal and regulatory dynamics of Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) claims, the Fifth Circuit postponed the effective date of a Biden administration plan to expand student debt...more

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Fifth Circuit Continues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against “Almost Certainly Unlawful” Borrower Defense Rule

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On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in CCST v. U.S. Dept. of Education, reversing the order of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, and granting a...more

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Second Circuit Litigation Threatens to Further Confuse Regulatory Standards Applied to Borrower Defense Applications

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals released a new decision in the NYLAG v. Cardona et al. case that may have implications for the everchanging legal and regulatory environment of Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) claims....more

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Second Circuit Litigation Threatens to Further Confuse Regulatory Standards Applied to Borrower Defense Applications

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals released a new decision in the NYLAG v. Cardona et al. case that may have implications for the everchanging legal and regulatory environment of Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) claims....more

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ED Statement Clarifies Cause of Recent Borrower Defense Activity

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a statement on Nov. 8, 2023, saying that the scores of borrower defense to repayment (BDR) application notifications that institutions of higher education (IHE) have received in...more

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AGs Defend Borrower Defense Rule

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A group of 23 Democratic AGs, led by Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit case Career Colleges and Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education, et...more

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Colleges and Universities Experience a Surge of Borrower Defense to Repayment Claims

Over the past several months, institutions of higher education (IHE) have seen an influx of Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) applications from former students....more

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Department of Education Notification of Borrower Defense Claims

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Higher education clients who accept federal student loans may have recently received emails from the Department of Education (“Department”) notifying them of borrower defense claims seeking to avoid loan repayment obligations...more

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ED Proposes Significant Revisions to Title IV Certification, Financial Responsibility and Administrative Capability Requirements

On May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) to substantially change or expand a host of regulatory requirements concerning...more

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Revised ED Regulations on Borrower Defense, Other Student Loan Matters Take Effect July 1

On November 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) published in the Federal Register a final rule (the Final Rule) revising its regulations that govern multiple student loan discharge standards and...more

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Borrower Defense to Repayment 4.0

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The US Department of Education published final regulations regarding the borrower defense to repayment rule in October 2022. In late October 2022, the US Department of Education (ED) published final regulations regarding...more

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U.S. Department of Education Proposes Revised Regulations on Borrower Defense and Other Student Loan Discharge Matters

On July 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) to revise its regulations governing student loan discharge standards...more

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U.S. Department of Education Approves $415 Million in Borrower Defense to Repayment Discharges

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Our Education Team examines how the Borrower Defense Rule is again expanding under the Biden Administration, beginning with a huge decision involving, for the first time, for-profit schools that are still operating. Nearly...more

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Department of Education embarks on negotiated rulemaking

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On October 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) commenced the first of five negotiated rulemaking sessions. The five sessions are focused on the federal student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of...more

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State AGs sue Dept. of Education to invalidate 2019 “Institutional Accountability Regulations” allowing use of pre-dispute...

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A group of 22 state attorneys general joined by the District of Columbia AG filed a lawsuit in a California federal district court against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) seeking...more

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U.S. Department of Education finalizes "borrower defense to repayment" rules effective 1 July 2020

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On 23 September 2019 the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published final regulations concerning, among other things, "borrower defense to repayment" claims for federal student loans first disbursed on or after 1 July 2020,...more

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Blog: Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule 3.0 – Part II: Student Relief

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On September 11, we published a detailed look at the portion of the Department of Education’s long-awaited revised Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule (BDTR) that focused on the elements directly impacting institutional...more

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Final Rule on Borrower Defense and Financial Responsibility Published by U.S. Department of Education

On September 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (ED or the Department) published in the Federal Register final regulations on Institutional Accountability, which revise its current regulations on borrower defenses to...more

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DOE Changes Student Borrower Defense Rules

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The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) released final regulations for student borrower defense-to-repayment claims on August 30, 2019. The regulations create a number of notable changes, including permitting education...more

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Blog: Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule 3.0

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After announcing plans for a new rule last summer, only to miss the publication deadline, the Department of Education (ED) has – albeit still unofficially – issued its long awaited new update to the borrower defense to...more

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Third time's the charm? – U.S. Department of Education issues additional Q&A on implementation of 2016 "borrower defense to...

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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has issued additional guidance in the form of several supplemental "questions and answers" related to implementation of ED's 2016 "borrower defense to repayment" regulations (BDTR...more

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Education Dept. Confirms Requirements to Report Litigation, Settlements, Specified Liabilities

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• Recently released guidance from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) confirms that both private and public institutions of higher education must report litigation, settlements and other...more

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Deadline Approaches for Higher Education Institutions to Submit Judicial and Arbitral Records to U.S. Department of Education

As described in an earlier alert, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Education in November 2016 (the “Department”) concerning borrower defenses to repayment (the “2016 BDR Rules”), which the current...more

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Dept. of Education provides guidance on litigation trigger in “borrower defense” final rule’s financial responsibility standards

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In December 2018, the Department of Education announced that it would begin implementing its “borrower defense” final rule which was issued in November 2016.  ...more

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