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A Fayetteville woman has pleaded guilty after she was accused of defrauding the US Department of Education of $5 million in a student loan scam.

A memo obtained by The Washington Post shows borrowers could be locked out of all affordable repayment plan options for at ...

Cynthia Denise Melvin, age 59, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the theft of millions from the federal student aid program. At sentencing later this year, Melvin faces ...

Even borrowers who have relatively straightforward loan arrangements could face challenges, given the strain already present in the student-loan system. "The No. 1 issue borrowers were talking to us ...

Shelbra Long, 58, of Edinburg, pleaded guilty in federal court in Albany to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud.

President Donald Trump's sweeping budget proposal has taken a major step toward becoming reality. The House of Representatives narrowly approved the bill in a 217-215 vote, with S ...

As the newest crop of high school seniors decides on their college plans, a fresh batch of federal higher education data ...

Cynthia Denise Melvin, 59, pled guilty to stealing millions from the Department of Education in federal student loan aid.

The Department of Justice said Cynthia Denise Melvin pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the theft of millions from the federal student aid program.

A Fayetteville woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the theft of millions from the US Department of Education’s federal student aid program, federal ...