Question: Dear Steve, I received assistance from the student financial aid department of the Culinary Institute of America for ALL of the federal loans that I borrowed. My financial aid counselor did not take into consideration that I also borrowed private loans (even though they processed that information). After graduation, I quickly realized that private …
I just stumbled across this little tidbit of additional information regarding the federal student loan Borrower Defense to Repayment Program. Under this evolving and new program, details here, students can apply for a complete elimination of their federal student loans if their schools defrauded them. I’ve covered some of the potholes of the program in …
Question: Dear Steve, I decided to enroll into the Massage Therapy Program at Everest University which I quickly discovered was not only a scam but very unprofessional. I attended 6 out of the 9 months it took to graduate because my teacher began to harass me when he discovered I was a lesbian, he harassed …
Question: Dear Steve, My girlfriend who works for the VA went to Everest to get her LPN license, she did, has never received any loan forgiveness, we have contacted several agencies and have gotten the run around, we have even contacted the Consumers Financial Protection Bureau, have not heard anything. Who does Dawn need to …
“Dear Michael, I am US citizen with high school diploma obtained from another country of birth in 1969. I enrolled in US College pursuing 4 year degree in 1993. The school did not follow admission procedures and did not test my knowledge of English or gave exams to determine my Ability To Benefit from the …
Question: Dear Steve, Hi, I’m Jessica. I moved to other state 3 hours away from my hometown to go to AI The Art Institute International-Kansas City. I graduated with a Bachelor Degree in graphic design. I wish I was smarter when I was 20 about signing the dotted line. But I wanted to go to …
Question: Dear Steve, I graduated with an Associate’s Degree from Tribeca Flashpoint College/Chicago in June of 2014. At the time I attended Flashpoint, they were just offering an Associate’s Degree with guaranteed employment after students graduated from their facility. Shortly after I graduated I received information, from Tribeca, to continue on for a Bachelor’s Degree …
Question: Dear Steve, I am attending Full Sail and the education and experience have been horrible. I wanted to withdraw so I don’t acquire any more financial aid debt but i was told that if I do before the 10th week of the semester that the school will loose my financial aid and I will …
The Department of Education has released a massive proposed rule that aims at finalizing a process to allow people who have been defrauded by their schools, a process to eliminate their federal student loans. It also would create a process for student loan borrowers to also seek to get back loan payments they made to …
What happens when you get taken in by a misleading pitch, or a deceptive action leads you to make decisions you would otherwise not have made? You get hurt… probably mad, and even depressed. But what if you were taken for such a ride that your future is screwed for many years to come? What …