More than 6,500 people in California are eligible for restitution in a lawsuit over student loan debt relief, with Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announcing Wednesday that her office will be distributing part of $95 million in payments to customers across the country who alleged that Premier Student Loan Center deceived consumers.
The city attorney’s office, under former City Attorney Mike Feuer, sued Premier. The states of Minnesota and North Carolina joined in the lawsuit, claiming the company made “deceptive representations” about its student loan debt relief services.
Altogether, 87,285 consumers nationwide were eligible for restitution. California consumers were eligible for a total of $7.1 million. Premier op…
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