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Senators press secretary on borrower‑defense capacity as for‑profit defaults highlighted
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Senator Durbin and others questioned Secretary McMahon about reductions to the borrower‑defense enforcement unit and protections for borrowers at for‑profit colleges; the hearing included statistics that 8 percent of students attend for‑profit institutions while for‑profit students account for a disproportionate share of defaults.
Senator Dick Durbin questioned Secretary McMahon about the department’s capacity to enforce borrower‑defense protections for students who say they were misled by colleges — particularly for‑profit institutions — and about staffing cuts to the office that handles those claims.
Durbin began with an exchange of statistics: he said 8 percent of high‑school graduates attend for‑profit colleges while students from…
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