Staples is one of the first big retailers to launch a student loan repayment benefit plan. It will give eligible employees $100 a month for three years to help pay down their student loans.
DeVry University, one of the biggest for-profit colleges in the U.S., has reached a settlement agreement with the government over a claim that it misled students with a false job placement rate.
This NYU grad started paying off her student loans sophomore year and finished within two years of graduating, saving her thousands of dollars in interest.
Two years before the government pulled the plug on its funding, the for-profit school faced lawsuits over how it misled students about the quality of its programs and job placement rates.
The Department of Education revoked its recognition of the accreditor ACICS, the agency that gave the now defunct ITT Tech and Corinthian for-profit schools stamps of approval. About 245 other schools are at risk of losing accreditation.
Students at Ashford University and University of the Rockies will be refunded for what they've already paid toward private student loans they received from the schools. Outstanding debt will be canceled as well.