by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 27, 2023 | Scam of the day
For profit universities have been a target of state and federal investigations for years. I have written about this topic since 2012. It should be noted that not all for profit colleges are scams, but there are a large number of for profit colleges, sometimes...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 20, 2022 | Scam of the day
Since the start of the pandemic, a moratorium on federal student loan repayments has been extended eight times, most recently as a part of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program with the extension now ending on December 31st. During the summer,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 2, 2022 | Scam of the day
Earlier this week, the U.S. Education Department announced that it would forgive 5.8 billion dollars of federal student loans owed by 560,000 borrowers who attended Corinthian Colleges prior to its collapse into bankruptcy in 2015. Corinthian Colleges operated under...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 26, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 16, 2021 | Scam of the day
I have written many times over the last ten years about student loan scams because scammers have successfully targeted college students and their parents for a variety of scams related to these extensive loans. In October of 2017 the Federal Trade Commission, working...