Debt collectors work with universities, colleges and private lenders to collect student loans. For education loans backed by the federal government, the U.S. Department of Education has a clearly-defined collection program that uses private collection agencies. Recent changes in federal law will shift all previously federally backed loans to direct loans from the federal government, cutting private lenders out of the equation.
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Trump's Education Pick Has Debt Collection Ties
18 January 2017
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Federal Govt Contract Expert Offers Insight Into ED Collection Contract Awards
22 December 2016
Dept of Education Announces Debriefing Schedule for Unsuccessful Participants in Collection RFP
19 December 2016
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New Student Loan Rehab Portal from BillingTree Assists Agencies and Consumers
14 December 2016
Breaking News: Department of Education Announces Award of New Debt Collection Contracts
10 December 2016
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insideARM Releases Updated CFPB Consent Order Report Including Charts, Analysis and Examples
8 November 2016
CFPB Plans Public Meeting on Debt Collection
17 October 2016
Is the Wait for the ED Contract Almost Over?
19 September 2016
CFPB Makes Bridgepoint Education Refund All Private Student Loans
13 September 2016
Wells Fargo Reaches Settlement with CFPB Over Alleged Illegal Student Loan Servicing Practices
23 August 2016
Performant Financial Corporation Announces Financial Results for Q2 2016
8 August 2016
Did the FCC Even Consider the Thousands of Responses to its Rulemaking Proposal?
25 July 2016
Massachusetts Court Rules Any Call is a "Communication"
19 July 2016
Another New Twist in the ongoing Department of Education Debt Collection Contract Saga – Two Firms Win Appeal of Denied Protest
14 July 2016
Student Debt Series from Reveal and Consumer Reports Highlights Disastrous System of Compound Interest
29 June 2016
ConServe Submits Thoughtful Response to FCC Request for Comments on TCPA Exception for Government Debts
16 June 2016
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Navient CEO Shares Rarely Heard Stories About Student Debt Payment
31 May 2016
V&K Achieves Federal HUBZone Certification
24 May 2016
EFC, NCHER, and SLSA Respond to FCC’s Proposal Restricting Effective Contact to Student Loan Borrowers
9 May 2016
FCC Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Government Debt Collection Calls
9 May 2016
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