(United States Ninth Circuit) - Revived a consumer's claim that a nonprofit corporation involved in student loans was vicariously liable for violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, because it had ratified student loan debt collectors' illegal calling practices. Reversed a summary judgment ruling.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid has published an extensive FAQ addressing student loans, including answered questions that cover several new provisions from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

Four student aid lenders have paid the United States a total of $57.75 million to resolve allegations that they improperly inflated their entitlement to certain interest rate subsidies from the U.S. Department of Education in violation of the False Claims Act.

The 1998 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA) once again focused on the traditional student aid programs of grants, loans, and work-study. It also created three new initiatives to promote early intervention programs for disadvantaged youth, innovation in technology and distance learning, and improvements in teacher quality.Although modestly funded and experimental, each initiative recognizes…