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General Treasurer says RISLA must create firewall between College Planning Center, which offers advice on loans, and Nelnet—an affiliated national student loan provider

(PROVIDENCE 5/3/07) -- Rhode Island General Treasurer Frank Caprio is calling on the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority (RISLA) to take immediate steps to build a firewall between their non-profit College Planning Center, which answers questions from students about college loans and other issues, and an affiliated private lender which works with RISLA.    » read more »

Division of Consumer Affairs Investigating Allegations That Lenders Have Made Improper Payments to Promote Lending Programs

May 4, 2007 -- Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner announced today that his office and the Division of Consumer Affairs have launched an investigation into the student loan industry in New Jersey in light of recent allegations that lenders have made improper payments to have colleges promote specific loan companies to students.    » read more »

Cuomo and Lavalle Advocate For State Legislature to Pass SLATE Act Governing Student Lending

HAUPPAGUE, NY – (May 3, 2007) -- New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo and State Senator Kenneth Lavalle today announced that Dowling College had agreed to the Attorney General’s College Loan Code of Conduct in its student loan practices. Lavalle is Chairman of the State Senate Higher Education Committee and has introduced the SLATE (Student Lending Accountability, Transparency and Enforcement) Act that unanimously passed the State Senate on April 25th.    » read more »

Signs Executive Order Bringing Together Higher Education, Law Enforcement, Student and Community Leaders

May 02, 2007 -- MILWAUKEE, EAU CLAIRE –Governor Jim Doyle today signed Executive Order 196, creating the Governor’s Task Force on Campus Safety – charged with developing best practices to ensure the security and preparedness of all college campuses in Wisconsin.    » read more »

Plan builds on Governor’s school security initiatives for K-12; includes task force to develop campus security strategies, new grants for interoperable communications equipment, and college representation on Illinois Terrorism Task Force

April 29, 2007 -- SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today announced three initiatives to enhance safety for students, faculty, staff and visitors at Illinois institutions of higher education.    » read more »

April 26, 2007 -- HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that he has changed administration policy so that approximately $11 million the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, or PHEAA, would have spent next year on retiree employee benefits will fund student grants.    » read more »

Schools To Adopt New College Code Of Conduct

April 23, 2007 -- Chicago – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that she and the New York Attorney General’s Office have reached settlements with Illinois-based DeVry University and Career Education Corporation concerning student loan practices involving the schools and lenders. The settlements require the schools to adopt a College Code of Conduct and to return the money paid by lenders to schools.    » read more »