BOSTON Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Education dropping its appeal of a federal court order canceling the loans of 7,200 students in Massachusetts who were defrauded by Corinthian Colleges, Inc. Corinthian operated two for-profit schools in Massachusetts under the name Everest Institute.
By withdrawing its appeal, the Department has agreed to comply with the U.S. District Courts June 2020 order, requiring the Department to fully discharge the federal loans of all Massachusetts students covered by AG Healeys 2015 group borrower defense application, and setting a precedent that group discharge applications filed by state attorneys general are valid …
Read the full article at: https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-healey-celebrates-debt-relief-victory-for-thousands-of-former-corinthian-students-in-massachusetts
