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(Xavier J. Peg) The for-profit college industry has been widely criticized for spending a disproportionate amount of its money — much of it coming from federal student loans — on marketing while having a dropout and loan default rate that is much higher...

For-profit college chain Bridgepoint Education must refund and forgive $23.5 million in private loans made to students for misrepresenting the amount of their monthly installment payments. The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday...

Due to leaving their graduates with high debt loads, for-profit colleges are becoming the target of scrutiny from the federal government. But is this scrutiny justified? Like many proponents of non-traditional pathways to college, Marco Rubio, a Republican...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Phoenix, which runs an online college popular among military veterans, is under federal investigation for possible deceptive or unfair business practices, its parent company the Apollo Education Group told shareholders...

WASHINGTON — The University of Phoenix, an online college popular among military veterans, is under federal investigation for possible deceptive or unfair business practices, its parent company the Apollo Education Group announced Wednesday. The for...