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‘Gap Loans’ at For-Profit Colleges Escape Proposed Legislation
27 October 09 12:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While acting last Thursday to approve the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which will expand federal oversight of private student loans, a Congressional panel at the same time voted to reject a proposal that would have included school-sponsored “gap loans” under the authority of the new CFPA. Read More...

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House Panel Moves to Regulate Private Student Loans
26 October 09 01:23 PM | Student Loan Girl | 2 Comments   

Despite strong Republican opposition and forceful lobbying from banks and business groups, the House Financial Services Committee voted on Thursday to approve the creation of a new federal Consumer Financial Protection Agency, laying the groundwork for expanded federal oversight of private student loans. Read More...

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