Education Department Sets Standard for Partial Relief of Defrauded Borrowers

"We have been working to get this right for students since day one," said Secretary Betsy DeVos. "No fraud is acceptable, and students deserve relief if the school they attended acted dishonestly. This improved process will allow claims to be adjudicated quickly and harmed students to be treated fairly. It also protects taxpayers from being forced to shoulder massive costs that may be unjustified."

For pending claims, no changes were made to the existing approval criteria. Claims that previously would have been approved will still be approved today. However, rather than taking an "all or nothing" approach to discharge, the improved process will provide tiers of relief to compensate former Corinthian students based on damages incurred.

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