Britain preparing to pay a long standing £450m debt to Iran that will help free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe – The Sun

BRITAIN is preparing to pay a long standing £450m debt to Iran that will help free imprisoned mum Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Boris Johnson and Chancellor Philip Hammond quietly authorised government lawyers to finally settle the 38 year-long dispute over a tank deal. PA:Press Association Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been locked up since April 2016 on trumped up…

The Trump Administration Has Yet to Approve a Single Student Debt Relief Claim – Mother Jones

Susan Walsh/AP For-profit college magnates Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute shuttered operations in recent years after facing state and federal investigations into fraudulent and predatory practices. After the school chains closed, tens of thousands of students who borrowed money to attend them found themselves with worthless diplomas and saddled in debt. The Department of Education under…

Freedom Debt Relief Promotes Jason Pack to Senior Vice President of Operations – PR Newswire (press release)

In his new position, Pack will be responsible for customer service, payment operations, settlement negotiations and underwriting. Based in FDR’s Tempe, Arizona, office, he will manage the company’s fast-growing operations. FDR recently became the first company in its industry to surpass the $7 billion mark in total consumer debt resolved, and continues to grow at…

Pressure mounts for Betsy DeVos to address the backlog of 87,000 … – Washington Post

Senate Democrats are urging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to process the debt relief claims of 87,000 federal student loan borrowers. (AP) Senate Democrats are urging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to forgive the federal student loans of borrowers who were defrauded by their colleges, as the number of debt relief claims at the Education Department grows. The Washington Post reported…