Nelnet

Are there new risks to investors of student loan giant, Nelnet? The for-profit lender filed an updated statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, September 20th -- two days after a New America Foundation event focused on Nelnet's manipulation of the federal student loan system.

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Higher Ed Watch has learned that the White House has sought a high level briefing from a Department of Education appointee on a multi-billion dollar showdown between the Department of Education's Inspector General and the Secretary of Education over student loan waste. Perhaps this man took…

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The stage has been set for a showdown between the Secretary of Education and the Department of Education's Inspector General. The two have taken different positions over a corporate welfare loophole worth billions of dollars in taxpayer payments to the student loan industry. The Secretary ok'd use of the…

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