Sen. Harris, Democratic Colleagues Raise Concerns Over Private Debt Collectors in Higher Education
January 23, 2018
January 23, 2018
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The office of Sen. Kamala D. Harris, D-California, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris led a group of Democratic senators in a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Federal Student Aid COO Dr. A. Wayne Johnson over the use of private sector collection agencies who are contracted to pursue defaulted student loan borrowers. Private debt collectors are incentivized to aggressively pursue defaulted student loan borrow . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris led a group of Democratic senators in a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Federal Student Aid COO Dr. A. Wayne Johnson over the use of private sector collection agencies who are contracted to pursue defaulted student loan borrowers. Private debt collectors are incentivized to aggressively pursue defaulted student loan borrow . . .