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Former UC Students Get $33 Million Settlement
07 January 09 04:58 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The University of California school system paid out more than $33 million last month to nearly 35,000 former students after losing a class-action lawsuit over a fee dispute, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports (“ U. of California Pays $33-Million Read More...

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FBI Investigates California College That Overpaid Financial Aid to Some Students, Underpaid Others
13 October 08 06:32 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

A California community college is being investigated by the FBI and the Department of Education for overpaying students more than $327,000 in financial aid during the 2005–06 school year, reports the Contra Costa Times (“ Berkeley City College Overpaid Read More...

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