Jason S. Miyares
Attorney General of Virginia

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Commonwealth of Virginia
Office of the Attorney General

Jason S. Miyares
Attorney General

 

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Richmond, Virginia 23219
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Student Debt Eliminated for Virginians Misled by ITT Technical Institute 

~ Over 7,000 Virginians were affected by ITT's misconduct and are set to receive over $140 million in federal student loan discharges ~

Richmond, VA - Attorney General Miyares today announced that over 7,000 Virginians will receive federal student loan forgiveness due to misleading advertising. The Commonwealth of Virginia, along with 23 other states and the District of Columbia, filed a borrower defense application with the U.S. Department of Education seeking loan forgiveness for affected students based on allegations that ITT Technical Institute falsely advertised the value of its degrees to encourage students to enroll in its programs.

The Department granted the federal student loan discharges based upon the evidence submitted and the Office of the Attorney General's analysis of the effect of ITT's misconduct under Virginia law. Approximately 7,190 Virginia consumers will receive approximately $141.6 million in federal student loan discharges.  Nationwide, more than 208,000 former ITT students who attended ITT from January 2005 to September 2016 will receive roughly $3.9 billion in loan forgiveness.  Affected borrowers do not have to take any action to receive this relief.

"Attending higher education is a big decision, and a sacrifice for many Virginians. No institution should lie to prospective students or mislead them about jobs and future opportunities. I'm proud of my Office's work to protect Virginia consumers and to seek forgiveness of the remaining student debt for those Virginians taken advantage of,” said Attorney General Miyares. 

 

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