Examining the Education Department&apos;s Implementation of Borrower Defense. Hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor. U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session (December 12, 2019). Serial Number 116-48
Author: US House of Representatives. Committee on Education and Labor
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
Subjects: Student Loan Programs,Loan Repayment,Federal Aid,Public Agencies,Deception,Debt (Financial),College Students

This document records testimony from a hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor that was held to examine the Department of Education's implementation of Borrower Defense. Member statements were provided by: (1) Honorable Robert Scott, Chairman, Committee on Education and Labor; and (2) Honorable Virginia Foxx, Ranking Member, Committee on Education and Labor. Witness statements were provided by Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. Additional submissions include: (1) Honorable Joe Courtney, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut: Memorandum dated December 14, 2017 from the United States Department of Education; (2) Honorable Susan A. Davis, a Representative in Congress from the State of California: Prepared statement from United States of America Federal Trade Commission; (3) Honorable Raul M. Grijalva, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona: Letter dated August 30, 2018 from CLASP; (4) Honorable Johana Hayes, a Representative in Congress from the State of Connecticut: Letter dated January 9, 2017 from the Borrower Defense Unit; and Letter dated January 10, 2017 from the Borrower Defense Unit; (5) Honorable Ilhan Omar, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota: Class Action Complaint; and Affidavit; (6) Chairman Scott: Letter dated October 24, 2016 from the Borrowers Defense Unit; Department of Education and Attorney General Kamala Harris Announce Findings From Investigation of Wyotech and Everest Programs; Borrower Defense Partial Relief Methodology Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (CCI) Programs December 2019; Borrower Defense Partial Relief Methodology Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (CCI) Programs December 2019; Borrower Defense Partial Relief Methodology ITT Educational Services, Inc. Programs December 2019; Borrower Defense Partial Relief Methodology ITT Educational Services, Inc. Programs December 2019; Policy Statement dated December 10, 2019; Federal Student Aid Enforcement Office Report on Borrower Defense October 28, 2016; Prepared statement of Chairman Scott; Form 8-K Current Report; Letter dated August 25, 2016 from the Department of Education; Litigation Release: SEC Charges Former Executive Officers for Their Role In Corinthian Colleges' Disclosure Failures; Letter dated December 10, 2019 from LSC; United States Department of Education First Report of the Special Master for Borrower to the Under Secretary September 3, 2015; United States Department of Education Second Report of the Special Master for Borrower to the Under Secretary December 3, 2015; United States Department of Education Third Report of the Special Master for Borrower to the Under Secretary March 25, 2016; United States Department of Education Fourth Report of the Special Master for Borrower to the Under Secretary June 29, 2016; and U.S. Department of Education Accepts Operating Plan from Corinthian Colleges Inc.; (7) Honorable Mark Takano, a Representative in Congress from the State of California: Defendants' Brief In Response To October 8, 2019 Order; (8) Honorable Glenn Thompson, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania: Article--Bid To Buy For-Profit College By Former Obama Insiders Raises Questions; and (9) Honorable Susan Wild, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania: Article--Education Department Appoints Special Master to Inform Debt Relief Process.