WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Elizabeth Warren is accusing the Education Department of moving forward with debt collection against nearly 80,000 former students of Corinthian Colleges, despite federal and state findings that the now-defunct for-profit chain defrauded students.
The Massachusetts senator has sent a letter to Education Secretary John B. King Jr. reporting the findings of an investigation by her staff. She says it is “unconscionable” that instead of helping Corinthian borrowers, the department’s debt collectors are hounding vast numbers of them. Her letter describes the department’s approach as backward and anemic.
In response, King says some of those students attended programs where there have been findings of fraud but others did not. He says the department will keep making sure that Corinthian borrowers know what their options are for debt forgiveness.