Consumer Group Sues U.S. for Records on Student-Loan Debt Collectors

By Nick DeSantis. The National Consumer Law Center on Monday sued the U.S. Department of Education to force it to turn over records on how it pays and oversees private student-loan debt collectors.
The law center has previously raised concerns about debt collectors who work on the department’s behalf, and said it asked the department in March to provide information about the incentives it provides those businesses. More...