(Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)Twenty-one state attorneys general are asking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to end a recent decision to withhold student loan information from their offices and other law enforcement agencies. According to the letter, within the last year, the agency has routinely rejected state requests for student loan information, citing privacy concerns. Prosecutors say the change in policy took shape as the Education Department tried to shield federal student loan servicers from state oversight. State authorities say they must ramp up supervision of student loan servicers because the federal government has abdicated its responsibility. “The established practice of sharing certain student loan information helps states ensure these companies are complying with the law and borrowers are being treated fairly.”

Source: Washington Post April 05, 2019 22:52 UTC