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Student Loan Assistance Companies Bitch Slapped by Attorney General

If anyone in the debt relief industry didn’t see this coming, they are stone-cold blind. Student loan assistance has become the next wave of profitable debt relief services to sell with horrible advice. In an atmosphere that is ripe for picking off consumers for these services, the companies know better and should have learned lessons …

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New York Goes After Companies Offering Student Loan Assistance

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that his newly established Student Protection Unit took its first official action by issuing subpoenas to 13 student debt relief companies as part of an investigation into concerns about potentially misleading advertising, improper fees, and other consumer protection problems in that industry. In particular, the Department of Financial Services’ …

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Direct Student Aid Commercial Catches My Attention

A recent commercial for Direct Student Aid caught my attention. It seems the company is advertising it can offer some sort of special help for people who are having student loan problems. A secret shopper call, which you can hear below, found out the company charges between $799 to $999 for a service consumers can …

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