Brown Applauds Department of Education’s Action to Protect Students Who Have Been Deceived or Defrauded by Predatory For-Profit Colleges (Sherrod Brown)

(Source: Sherrod Brown) Monday, June 13, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) new rule creating strong protections for student loan borrowers who are the victims of unlawful and abusive practices in higher education - including students who have been defrauded by for-profit institutions, like Corinthian Colleges. After several requests from Brown, the rule, known as 'borrower defense,‎' improves the process for these students to have their federal loans discharged...