Color of Money: Avoid Student Loan Relief Scams
Michelle Singletary explains how scammers target borrowers with deceptive debt-relief schemes amid rising student loan debt. CFPB reports 20,600 loan complaints and $750 million recovered since 2011, while FTC-led crackdown Operation Game of Loans pursues firms charging upfront fees for nonexistent forgiveness.
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