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The FTC Moves Its Attention to a For-Profit Medical School

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in the Northern District of Illinois against the Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM), an Illinois-based for-profit medical school, claiming its Caribbean medical...more

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FTC Obtains Permanent Injunction Against For-Profit Medical School

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On April 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it obtained a permanent injunction against an Illinois-based, offshore, for-profit medical school for deceptive marketing practices. In its complaint...more

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D.C. Circuit affirms denial of CFPB petition to enforce CID issued to college accrediting organization

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The D. C. Circuit has affirmed the D.C. federal district court’s April 2016 denial of the CFPB’s petition to enforce a CID issued to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) in August 2015....more

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CFPB Issues Consent Order Against Education Company For Illegal Student Lending Practices

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On September 12, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced the issuance of a consent order with a for-profit college chain that allegedly deceived its students into taking out loans that were more...more

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CFPB enters into consent order with for-profit college owner

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The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with Bridgepoint Education, Inc., the owner of two for-profit colleges, to settle charges that the company’s representatives engaged in deceptive acts or practices...more

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CFPB Expands Its Targeting of For-Profit Schools and Pushes Jurisdictional Limits

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After suing two of the nation’s largest for-profit school chains, ITT and Corinthian, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is continuing its push to police the for-profit school industry....more

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