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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, 

Case No. ____________ 2:23-cv-21250

 Plaintiff,

STIPULATED ORDER FOR 

v. PERMANENT INJUNCTION, 

MONETARY JUDGMENT, AND 

SOLLERS, INC., a corporation, and OTHER RELIEF 

SOLLERS EDUCATION, LLC, a limited liability 

company, also d/b/a Sollers College, 

 Defendants. 

Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”), filed its Complaint for 

Permanent Injunction, Monetary Relief, and Other Relief (“Complaint”), for a permanent 

injunction, monetary relief, and other relief in this matter, pursuant to Sections 13(b) and 19 of 

the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 53(b) and 57b. The Commission 

and Defendants Sollers, Inc. and Sollers Education, LLC, stipulate to the entry of this Stipulated 

Order for Permanent Injunction, Monetary Judgment, and Other Relief (“Order”) to resolve all 

matters in dispute in this action between them. 

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows: 

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FINDINGS 

1. This Court has jurisdiction over this matter. 

2. The Complaint charges that Defendants participated in deceptive acts or practices 

in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, and the Trade Regulation Rule 

Concerning Preservation of Consumers’ Claims and Defenses (“Holder Rule”), 16 C.F.R. 

Part 433, in connection with their deceptive marketing and sale of educational services. 

3. Only for purposes of this action, Defendants admit the facts necessary to establish 

jurisdiction. 

4. Defendants waive and release any claims that they may have against Plaintiff and 

the Commission that relate to this action. Defendants waive any claim that they may have under 

the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412, concerning the prosecution of this action 

through the date of this Order, and agree to bear their own costs and attorney fees. 

5. Defendants and the Commission waive all rights to appeal or otherwise challenge 

or contest the validity of this Order. 

DEFINITIONS 

For the purpose of this Order, the following definitions apply: 

A. “Competent and Reliable Evidence” means tests, analyses, research, studies, or 

other evidence based on the expertise of professionals in the relevant area, that 

have been conducted and evaluated in an objective manner by qualified persons, 

using procedures generally accepted in the profession to yield accurate and 

reliable results. 

B. “Covered Consumer Debt” means debt owed to Defendants pursuant to any 

income share agreement that Defendants could collect, recall, purchase, or 

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otherwise obtain, including all unpaid interest and fees related to that debt, 

whether possessed by Defendants or referred, sold, assigned, or otherwise 

transferred to any collection agency or other party. 

C. “Defendants” means Sollers, Inc., Sollers Education, LLC, also d/b/a Sollers 

College, and their successors and assigns, individually, collectively, or in any 

combination. 

ORDER 

I. PROHIBITION AGAINST MISREPRESENTATIONS 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants and Defendants’ officers, agents, 

employees, and attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of 

them, who receive actual notice of this Order, whether acting directly or indirectly, in connection 

with the advertising, marketing, promoting, offering for sale, or sale of any educational product 

or service, are permanently restrained and enjoined from: 

A. making any misrepresentation, or assisting others in making any misrepresentation, 

expressly or by implication, regarding: 

1. Employment, hiring, or career prospects; 

2. Defendants’ relationships with any companies or employers, or any 

benefit from such relationships; 

3. Whether consumers have applied or are applying to an employment 

opportunity through Defendants’ services; and 

4. Any other fact material to consumers concerning any product or service 

including the total costs; any material restrictions, limitations, or 

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conditions; or any material aspect of its performance, efficacy, nature, or 

central characteristics. 

B. making any representation, or assisting others in making any representation, 

expressly or by implication, about the benefit or outcome of any such product or service, unless 

the representation is non-misleading, and, at the time such representation is made, Defendants 

possess and rely upon Competent and Reliable Evidence that is sufficient in quality and quantity 

to substantiate that the representation is true. 

II. INJUNCTION CONCERNING THE HOLDER RULE 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants and Defendants’ officers, agents, 

employees, and attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of 

them, who receive actual notice of this Order, whether acting directly or indirectly, in connection 

with the sale or lease of goods or services to consumers, are hereby permanently restrained and 

enjoined from: 

A. Taking or receiving a consumer credit contract unless the contract contains, in at 

least ten point and bold face type, the following provision: 

NOTICE: ANY HOLDER OF THIS CONSUMER CREDIT 

CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES 

WHICH THE DEBTOR COULD ASSERT AGAINST THE SELLER OF 

GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED PURSUANT HERETO OR WITH 

THE PROCEEDS HEREOF. RECOVERY HEREUNDER BY THE 

DEBTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED AMOUNTS PAID BY THE DEBTOR 

HEREUNDER. 

B. Selling, transferring, or assigning any consumer credit contract, unless: 

1. The recipient of such consumer credit contract agrees, in the writing 

memorializing the assignment, that its rights are subject to the borrowers’ 

claims and defenses against Defendants; and 

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2. Each borrower whose account is sold, transferred, or assigned is given 

notice within five (5) days after the sale, transfer, or assignment that the 

borrowers’ note has been assigned and the borrowers’ obligation to pay is 

subject to the borrowers’ claims and defenses against Defendants. 

C. Violating any provision of the Holder Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 433, appended to this 

Order as Attachment A. 

III. JUDGMENT FOR MONETARY RELIEF 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Judgment in the amount of Three Million Four 

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,400,000) is entered in favor of the Commission against 

Defendants, jointly and severally, as monetary relief. The judgment consists of ceased collection 

of all Covered Consumer Debt as follows: 

A. Defendants and Defendants’ officers, agents, employees, and all other persons in 

active concert or participation with any of them, who receive actual notice of this 

Order, whether acting directly or indirectly, are permanently enjoined from 

attempting to collect, collecting, or assigning any right to collect any Covered 

Consumer Debt. Defendants shall not refer, sell, assign, or otherwise transfer any 

Covered Consumer Debt. 

B. Defendants stipulate that they have ceased collecting on all Covered Consumer 

Debt held by Defendants prior to entry of this Order and have cleared all such 

Covered Consumer Debt from Defendants’ financial systems. 

C. Within 30 business days after entry of this Order, Defendants shall (1) recall, 

purchase, or otherwise obtain any Covered Consumer Debt that Defendants have 

referred, sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred to any collection agency or other 

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party, (2) cease collection of all Covered Consumer Debt described in this 

subsection III.C, and (3) clear all Covered Consumer Debt described in this 

subsection III.C from Defendants’ financial systems. 

D. Within 10 business days after entry of this Order, Defendants shall notify any 

collection agency or other party collecting Covered Consumer Debt and request 

that each collection agency or other party cease such collection efforts. 

E. For any Covered Consumer Debt that has been reported to a Consumer Reporting 

Agency (“CRA”), Defendants shall, within ten (10) business days of clearing all 

Covered Consumer Debt as required by subsections III.B and III.C request that 

each CRA delete the Covered Consumer Debt from the consumer’s credit 

reporting file. 

F. To the extent Defendants receive any payments for Covered Consumer Debt after 

entry of this Order, Defendants shall, within ten (10) days of receipt, refund any 

such payments. 

IV. ADDITIONAL MONETARY PROVISIONS 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that: 

A. Defendants relinquish dominion and all legal and equitable right, title, and interest 

in all assets transferred pursuant to this Order and may not seek the return of any assets. 

B. The facts alleged in the Complaint will be taken as true, without further proof, in 

any subsequent civil litigation by or on behalf of the Commission, including in a proceeding to 

enforce its rights to any payment or monetary judgment pursuant to this Order, such as a 

nondischargeability complaint in any bankruptcy case. 

C. The facts alleged in the Complaint establish all elements necessary to sustain an 

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action by the Commission pursuant to Section 523(a)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 

§ 523(a)(2)(A), and this Order will have collateral estoppel effect for such purposes. 

D. Defendants acknowledge that their Taxpayer Identification Numbers (Social 

Security Numbers or Employer Identification Numbers), which Defendants previously submitted 

to the Commission, may be used for collecting and reporting on any delinquent amount arising 

out of this Order, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. § 7701. 

E. All money received by the Commission pursuant to this Order may be deposited 

into a fund administered by the Commission or its designee to be used for consumer relief, such 

as redress and any attendant expenses for the administration of any redress fund. If a 

representative of the Commission decides that direct redress to consumers is wholly or partially 

impracticable or money remains after such redress is completed, the Commission may apply any 

remaining money for such related relief (including consumer information remedies) as it 

determines to be reasonably related to Defendants’ practices alleged in the Complaint. Any 

money not used for relief is to be deposited to the U.S. Treasury. Defendants have no right to 

challenge any actions the Commission or its representatives may take pursuant to this 

Subsection. 

V. CONSUMER NOTIFICATION 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall: 

A. Within 15 business days of entry of this Order, provide notification to each 

consumer whose Covered Consumer Debt was cleared prior to entry of this Order, using the 

notification provided as Attachment B to this Order. Notification shall be given: 1. By electronic 

mail to the most recent electronic mail address known to the Defendants; and 2. By written 

notice sent to the most recent address of the consumer known to the Defendants. 

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B. Within 15 business days of recalling, purchasing, or otherwise obtaining any 

Covered Consumer Debt that Defendants have referred, sold, assigned, or otherwise transferred 

to any collection agency or other party as required by Section III, provide notification to each 

consumer with such Covered Consumer Debt, using the notification provided as Attachment B to 

this Order. Notification shall be given: 1. By electronic mail to the most recent electronic mail 

address known to the Defendants; and 2. By written notice sent to the most recent address of the 

consumer known to the Defendants. 

C. Provide the Commission, within ten (10) business days after providing consumer 

notice pursuant to subsections V.A. and V.B, with a signed declaration identifying the name of 

each consumer required to be notified, including, to the extent known: (i) mailing address; (ii) 

email address; (iii) telephone number; (iv) the method or methods of notification; and (v) 

whether any electronic mail or written notice was returned undelivered. 

VI. CONSUMER ACCESS TO CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS OR TRANSCRIPTS 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants are prohibited from denying access to any 

certificate, diploma, or transcript on the basis of any Covered Consumer Debt. 

VII. CUSTOMER INFORMATION 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants, Defendants’ officers, agents, employees, 

attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of them, who receive 

actual notice of this Order, are permanently restrained and enjoined from directly or indirectly 

failing to provide sufficient customer information to enable the Commission to efficiently 

administer consumer redress. If a representative of the Commission requests in writing any 

information related to redress, Defendants must provide it, in the form prescribed by the 

Commission, within fourteen (14) days. 

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VIII. ORDER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants obtain acknowledgments of receipt of this 

Order: 

A. Each Defendant, within seven (7) days of entry of this Order, must submit to the 

Commission an acknowledgment of receipt of this Order sworn under penalty of perjury. 

B. For 5 years after entry of this Order, each Defendant, must deliver a copy of this 

Order to: (1) all principals, officers, directors, and LLC managers and members; (2) all 

employees having managerial responsibilities for conduct related to the subject matter of the 

Order and all agents and representatives who participate in conduct related to the subject matter 

of the Order; and (3) any business entity resulting from any change in structure as set forth in the 

Section titled Compliance Reporting. Delivery must occur within seven (7) days of entry of this 

Order for current personnel. For all others, delivery must occur before they assume their 

responsibilities. 

C. From each individual or entity to which a Defendant delivered a copy of this 

Order, that Defendant must obtain, within 30 days, a signed and dated acknowledgment of 

receipt of this Order. 

IX. COMPLIANCE REPORTING 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants make timely submissions to the 

Commission: 

A. One year after entry of this Order, each Defendant must submit a compliance 

report, sworn under penalty of perjury: 

1. Each Defendant must: (a) identify the primary physical, postal, and email 

address and telephone number, as designated points of contact, which 

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representatives of the Commission may use to communicate with 

Defendant; (b) identify all of that Defendant’s businesses by all of their 

names, telephone numbers, and physical, postal, email, and Internet 

addresses; (c) describe the activities of each business, including the goods 

and services offered, the means of advertising, marketing, and sales, and 

the involvement of any other Defendant; (d) describe in detail whether and 

how that Defendant is in compliance with each Section of this Order; and 

(e) provide a copy of each Order Acknowledgment obtained pursuant to 

this Order, unless previously submitted to the Commission. 

B. For 20 years after entry of this Order, each Defendant must submit a compliance 

notice, sworn under penalty of perjury, within 14 days of any change in the following: 

1. Each Defendant must report any change in: (a) any designated point of 

contact; or (b) the structure of any Defendant or any entity that Defendant 

has any ownership interest in or controls directly or indirectly that may 

affect compliance obligations arising under this Order, including: 

creation, merger, sale, or dissolution of the entity or any subsidiary, 

parent, or affiliate that engages in any acts or practices subject to this 

Order. 

C. Each Defendant must submit to the Commission notice of the filing of any 

bankruptcy petition, insolvency proceeding, or similar proceeding by or against such Defendant 

within 14 days of its filing. 

D. Any submission to the Commission required by this Order to be sworn under 

penalty of perjury must be true and accurate and comply with 28 U.S.C. § 1746, such as by 

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concluding: “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America 

that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on: _____” and supplying the date, signatory’s 

full name, title (if applicable), and signature. 

E. Unless otherwise directed by a Commission representative in writing, all 

submissions to the Commission pursuant to this Order must be emailed to DEbrief@ftc.gov or 

sent by overnight courier (not the U.S. Postal Service) to: Associate Director for Enforcement, 

Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20580. The subject line must begin: FTC v. SOLLERS INC., [Case. No. X]. 

X. RECORDKEEPING 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants must create certain records for 20 years 

after entry of the Order, and retain each such record for 5 years. Specifically, Defendants must 

create and retain the following records: 

A. accounting records showing the revenues from all goods or services sold; 

B. personnel records showing, for each person providing services, whether as an 

employee or otherwise, that person’s: name; addresses; telephone numbers; job title or position; 

dates of service; and (if applicable) the reason for termination; 

C. records of all consumer complaints and refund requests, whether received directly 

or indirectly, such as through a third party, and any response; 

D. all records necessary to demonstrate full compliance with each provision of this 

Order, including all submissions to the Commission; 

E. a copy of each unique advertisement or other marketing material; and 

F. copies of all materially different income share agreements offered or provided to 

consumers. 

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XI. COMPLIANCE MONITORING 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, for the purpose of monitoring Defendants’ compliance 

with this Order: 

A. Within 14 days of receipt of a written request from a representative of the 

Commission, each Defendant must: submit additional compliance reports or other requested 

information, which must be sworn under penalty of perjury; appear for depositions; and produce 

documents for inspection and copying. The Commission is also authorized to obtain discovery, 

without further leave of court, using any of the procedures prescribed by Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure 29, 30 (including telephonic depositions), 31, 33, 34, 36, 45, and 69. 

B. For matters concerning this Order, the Commission is authorized to communicate 

directly with each Defendant. Defendant must permit representatives of the Commission to 

interview any employee or other person affiliated with any Defendant who has agreed to such an 

interview. The person interviewed may have counsel present. 

C. The Commission may use all other lawful means, including posing, through its 

representatives as consumers, suppliers, or other individuals or entities, to Defendants or any 

individual or entity affiliated with Defendants, without the necessity of identification or prior 

notice. Nothing in this Order limits the Commission’s lawful use of compulsory process, 

pursuant to Sections 9 and 20 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 49, 57b-1. 

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XII. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court retains jurisdiction of this matter for 

purposes of construction, modification, and enforcement of this Order. 

SO ORDERED this day of , 202__. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

WENDY MILLER, Esq. 

PAUL MEZAN, Esq. 

Attorneys 

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

Washington, DC 20580 

Mail Stop CC-10256 

(202) 326-3571 (Miller) 

(202) 758-4177 (Mezan) 

wmiller@ftc.gov 

pmezan@ftc.gov 

FENDANTS: 

SE H ABRAN1S, Esq. 

Sch mann Hanlon Margulies LLC 

30 Montgomery Street, Suite 990 

Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 

Phone: (201) 451-1400 Fax: (201) 432-3103 

COUNSEL for all Defendants 

Siba Padhi, as an officer of 

Sollers, Inc. and Sollers Education, LLC 

Date: 

Date: 

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ATTACHMENT A 
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Preservation ofConsumers' Claims andDefenses 16CFRPart 433 

This content is from the eCFR and is authoritative but unofficial. 

Title 16 -Commercial Practices 

Chapter I -FederalTrade Commission 

Subchapter D -Trade Regulation Rules 

Part 433 Preservat ion of Consumers' Claims and Defenses 

§ 433.1 Definitions. 

§ 433.2 _P_reservation ..of _con_sumers'_claims..a_nd..defenses, ...unfa_ir..or_deceptive acts or practices. 

§ 433.3 -~-~.!:~.P.!!.?..n of sell~t~ ..!~.~.(~.9..?.t...~~ceiving ..?,pen en~.5~?..~~-~-~ .!:~...~.redit contracts b~.f.~~!: 

.~.?.Y.~.~ -~~-~...}..i...} ..?..??....ft?..~ J .~.9.~.(~~-~ -~-~~-~...~f..§...1.~.~.:.?.(~t 

PART 433-PRESERVATION OF CONSUMERS' CLAIMS AND 

DEFENSES 

Authority: 38 Stat. 717, as amended; (1.s ..u.s.c,. ..41,. et seq.) 

§ 433.1 Definitions. 

(a) Person. An individual, corporation, or any other business organization. 

(b) Consumer. A natural person who seeks or acquires goods or services for personal, family, or household 

use. 

(c) Creditor. A person who, in the ordinary course of business, lends purchase money or finances the sale of 

goods or services to consumers on a deferred payment basis; Provided, such person is not acting, for the 

purposes of a particular transaction, in the capacity of a credit card issuer. 

(d) Purchase money loan. A cash advance which is received by a consumer in return for a NFinance Chargen 

within the meaning of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z, which is applied, in whole or substantial 

part, to a purchase of goods or services from a seller who 

(1) refers consumers to the creditor or 

(2) is affi liated with the creditor by common control, contract, or business arrangement. 

(e) Financing a sale. Extending credit to a consumer in connection with a "Credit Sale" within the meaning of 

the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z. 

(f) Contract. Any oral or written agreement, formal or informal, between a creditor and a seller, which 

contemplates or provides for cooperative or concerted activity in connection with the sale of goods or 

services to consumers or the financing thereof. 

(g) Business arrangement. Any understanding, procedure, course of dealing, or arrangement, formal or 

informal, between a creditor and a seller, in connection with the sale of goods or services to consumers or 

the financing thereof. 

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Preservation ofConsumers' Claims and Defenses 16CFR 433.1(h) 

(h) Credit card issuer. A person who extends to cardholders the right to use a credit card in connection with 

purchases of goods or services. 

(i) Consumer credit contract. Any instrument which evidences or embodies a debt arising from a "Purchase 

Money Loan" transaction or a "financed sale" as defined in P.~.f.~9.f.~Pb.~_..(9.)_and .(~). of this section. 

0) Seller. A person who, in the ordinary course of business, sells or leases goods or services to consumers. 

[40_FR_53506, Nov. 18, 1975) 

§ 433.2 Preservation ofconsumers' claims and defenses, unfair or deceptive acts or practices. 

In connection with any sale or lease of goods or services to consumers, in or affecting commerce as "commerce" is 

defined in the Federal Trade Commission Act, it is an unfair or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of 

section 5 of that Act for a seller, directly or indirectly, to: 

(a) Take or receive a consumer credit contract which fai ls to contain the following provision in at least ten 

point, bold face, type: 

NOTICE 

ANY HOLDER OF THIS CONSUMER CREDIT CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES WHICH 

THE DEBTOR COULD ASSERT AGAINST THE SELLER OF GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED PURSUANT HERETO 

OR WITH THE PROCEEDS HEREOF. RECOVERY HEREUNDER BY THE DEBTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED AMOUNTS 

PAID BY THE DEBTOR HEREUNDER. 

or, 

(b) Accept, as full or partial payment for such sale or lease, the proceeds of any purchase money loan (as 

purchase money loan is defined herein), unless any consumer credit contract made in connection with 

such purchase money loan contains the following provision in at least ten point, bold face, type: 

NOTICE 

ANY HOLDER OF THIS CONSUMER CREDIT CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES WHICH 

THE DEBTOR COULD ASSERT AGAINST THE SELLER OF GOODS OR SERVICES OBTAINED WITH THE 

PROCEEDS HEREOF. RECOVERY HEREUNDER BY THE DEBTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED AMOUNTS PAID BY THE 

DEBTOR HEREUNDER. 

§ 433.3 Exemption ofsellers taking or receiving open endconsumer credit contracts before 

November 1, 1977 from requirements of§ 433.2(a). 

(a) Any seller who has taken or received an open end consumer credit contract before November 1, 1977, 

shall be exempt from the requirements of 1_6__CFR_part_433 with respect to such contract provided the 

contract does not cut off consumers' claims and defenses. 

(b) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this exemption: 

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Preservation ofConsumers' Claims andDefenses 16CFR 433.3(b)(1) 

(1) All pertinent definitions contained in 16 CFR 433.1_. 

(2) Open end consumer credit contract: a consumer credit contract pursuant to which "open end credit" 

is extended. 

(3) "Open end credit": consumer credit extended on an account pursuant to a plan under which a creditor 

may permit an applicant to make purchases or make loans, from t ime to time, directly from the 

creditor or indirectly by use of a credit card, check, or other device, as the plan may provide. The term 

does not include negotiated advances under an open-end real estate mortgage or a letter of credit. 

(4) Contract which does not cut off consumers' claims and defenses: A consumer credit contract which 

does not constitute or contain a negotiable instrument, or contain any waiver, limitation, term, or 

condition which has the effect of limiting a consumer's right to assert against any holder of the 

contract all legally sufficient claims and defenses which the consumer could assert against the 

seller of goods or services purchased pursuant to the contract. 

(1.?...E.RJ.21.2g Apr. 14, 1977, as amended at 1.?...E.R..1.~.§..rn Sept. 16, 1977) 

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[SOLLERS COLLEGE LETTERHEAD] 

Subject Line of Notice: Cancelling Your Income Share Agreement with Sollers College 

Dear [consumer’s name]: 

We’re writing because you have an income share agreement with Sollers College. The Federal 

Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, sued us because they said 

we used deceptive ads and didn’t tell you about some of your rights in our income share 

agreements. 

To settle this lawsuit with the FTC, Sollers College will, among other things: 

• no longer collect any money you owe to Sollers under your income share agreement. 

You no longer owe any money to Sollers College. You don’t have to do anything. 

• You don’t need to make any more payments, regardless of your income. 

• We will automatically release any holds on your account. 

• We will make certificates or transcripts available upon request. 

• Within 10 business days, we will ask credit bureaus Experian, Equifax and TransUnion to 

delete this debt from your credit report. 

• To get your credit report for free, visit AnnualCreditReport.com. 

Other federal or private student loans are not covered. 

• This settlement covers only what you owe directly to Sollers College. 

• If you have other loans, contact your federal or private loan servicer. 

If you have questions, please contact us at [email address to be regularly monitored] or [phone 

number to be answered by a live person]. For more information about the FTC settlement, visit 

ftc.gov/sollers. 

Sincerely, 

Name of actual person at Sollers 

Title