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Monday, October 22, 2012

CFPB Report on Student Loan Servicing Shows Same Predatory Tactics as Mortgage Servicing | FDL News Desk

CFPB Report on Student Loan Servicing Shows Same Predatory Tactics as Mortgage Servicing | FDL News Desk:


CFPB Report on Student Loan Servicing Shows Same Predatory Tactics as Mortgage Servicing


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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an eye-opening report on student lending late last week that got me thinking about a simple truth I think I had overlooked previously. I’ve documented for well over a year the extent to which mortgage servicers make their profits almost entirely through ripping off their customers, adding