S.3141 - Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act

A bill to provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: A bill to provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. as introduced.
  • Short: Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act as introduced.

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Official Summary

6/17/2008--Introduced.Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program from receiving special allowance payments (made to such lenders to compensate them for the difference betwee

Official Summary

6/17/2008--Introduced.
Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program from receiving special allowance payments (made to such lenders to compensate them for the difference between FFEL interest rates and market rates) if they deny FFELs to eligible borrowers because of their race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability status, income, attendance at a particular school participating in the FFEL program, education program length, or academic year in school.


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08/30/08
OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.6698 Preventing Student Loan ...

Related Bills:. S.3141. Related Issue Areas:. Subsidies · Student loan funds · Government lending · Finance · 6 more · Federally-guaranteed loans · Education · Discrimination in education · Civil righ

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06/25/08
NASFAA Sends Letters Of Support For Loan Non-Discrimination ...

Patty Murray (D-WA) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) yesterday on the Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act (S. 3141), a bill that would prohibit lenders from denying FFELP loans to eligible students solely based on the institution where they ...

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06/23/08
List of Selected US Federal Documents from Gallerywatch.com

Legislative Text of the Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act, S. 3141 (PDF 23.9 KB) Text of the Bill as Introduced by Sen. Patty Murray on June 17, 2008. © Copyright GalleryWatch.com, Inc. (1999 - 2008), provided under license. ...

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