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HR 5126 117th Congress House Education

Combating Predatory Lending in Higher Education Act of 2021

Introduced: August 27, 2021 Introduced by: Van Duyne, Beth Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 27, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Combating Predatory Lending in Higher Education Act of 2021

This bill includes Direct PLUS Loans that are made to graduate students and parents on behalf of dependent students in an institution of higher education's (IHE's) cohort default rate. This rate is the percentage of an IHE's borrowers who enter repayment and default on certain student loans.

Further, the Department of Education must include this information in its annual report on cohort default rates.

What's happening now August 27, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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