As part of the Obama Administration’s continued commitment to ensure that defrauded students have a path to debt relief with minimal burden, Special Master Joseph A. Smith has delivered his fourth and final borrower defense progress report to the U.S. Department of Education.
“Joe has shown tremendous leadership, thoughtfulness and insight during his tenure as Special Master,” Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell said. “All of us at the Department are grateful for his diligence in support of our efforts to provide debt forgiveness to students who have been mistreated and defrauded by predatory institutions.”
The report details the numbers and status of borrower defense claims and the Department’s continued efforts to rea…
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