Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 506: Exploring the Increase in Law School Applications (w/Anna Ivey)
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - New IRS Guidance on SECURE 2.0 Act Student Loan Employer Contributions
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Developments Affecting Student Loan Origination and Servicing
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - SECURE 2.0: Leveraging Opportunities Employees Want Most
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - Responding to Borrower Defense to Repayment Applications
State AG Pulse | Action By MN AG Ellison Could Ripple Through Debt Servicing Industry
The Labor Law Insider: Recent U.S. Supreme Court, NLRB Decisions Highlight Labor Issues in Higher Education
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan and its Potential Legal Repercussions
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Federal and State Debt Collection Developments
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument in Cases Challenging Biden Administration Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: Observations and Predictions
Two Federal Courts Deal Blow to Biden Administration’s Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program: A Close Look at the Decisions
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 361: Student Loan Repayment (w/Derek Brainard of AccessLex Institute)
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 336: How to Decide Which Law School Offer to Accept
A Deep Dive into the Debate Over Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg)
COVID-19 Impact for Health & Welfare Plans (Troutman Sanders and Pepper Hamilton COVID-19 Issues for Employers Podcast Series)
VIDEO: Top 10 COVID-19 Tips for Employers: Cares Act Tax Provisions Edition
Bankruptcy Basics and Recent Developments
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Student Loan Benefits
Dean: Law Schools Use Merit Scholarships To Boost Rankings
On May 1, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ordered the former owner of a now-defunct debt-relief company to pay over $43 million in restitution and penalties. The order resolves a lawsuit filed...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Republican AGs Express Concern over Potential for...more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to student lending along with some information related to financial products and services offered to students....more
On June 14, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it will be providing over $3.3 million in payments to consumers who fell victim to the deceptive practices of Arete Financial Group (“Arete Financial”), a...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the April 2023 webinar....more
On February 14, 2023, the Minnesota Attorney General (AG) announced a settlement with a California-based student-loan debt relief company to resolve allegations that the company operated a fraudulent student loan debt...more
On November 8, 2021 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it entered into a stipulated order with a payment processor, resolving allegations that the payment processor violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade...more
On May 17, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with several student loan debt relief companies and their respective owners. The settlement stems from a complaint filed in 2019, in which the...more
On March 3, Virginia’s Attorney General announced that the state reached a settlement with a student debt relief company for alleged Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA) violations. The simultaneously filed complaint...more
On January 14, 2021, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (Minnesota AG) announced that his office reached a settlement with a California-based student loan debt-relief company that allegedly collected unlawful fees...more
On July 8, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it reached a settlement with a Florida-based student debt relief company and three of the company’s officers. The complaint, which was filed in...more
On May 14, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a proposed stipulated judgment and final order with a California-based mortgage lender and several affiliated individuals and...more
On March 30, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a settlement with three student loan debt relief companies and their owner, resolving allegations that the companies made false promises to...more
On September 28, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a settlement with loan debt relief operators in connection with the coordinated federal-state enforcement initiative to target deceptive...more
On May 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it settled claims against a student loan debt relief company as part of a coordinated federal-state enforcement initiative to target deceptive student loan debt...more
On May 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it settled claims against a loan debt relief company in connection with its coordinated federal-state enforcement initiative to target deceptive student loan debt...more