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Why students need better protection from loan fraud

  • Written by Richard Fossey, Professor of Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
imageHow can we help the tens of thousands of college students who have been defrauded?SpeedKingz/Shutterstock.com

A college education can set you up for a lifetime – though it can come with a hefty price tag: Some unfortunate students have gotten both a mountain of debt and an education that falls far short of their expectations.

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