What to Know About the Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule
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2019-04-30
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The Institute for College Access and Success
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The Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule offers students relief from federal loans borrowed based on fraudulent, misleading or illegal acts by their schools. Borrower defense is an established legal right for many forms of consumer credit, and it has been a part of the Higher Education Act for many years.
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federal student loan program, student debt, college affordability, Higher Education Act