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The Trump Administration is Attempting to Shield Student Loan Companies From State Consumer Protection Laws
March 09, 2018
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Consumer Federation of America issued the following news release:

Today, the U.S. Department of Education issued an interpretation of federal law that purports to preempt state laws governing student loan debt collection companies.

Christopher Peterson, a Senior Fellow at the Consumer Federation of America and the John J Flynn Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Utah, made the following statement:

"The long-standing . . .

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