Cenk Uygur
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State Will No Longer Go After Dead Students' Loans
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December 11, 2016
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3:59Now PlayingNew Jersey has just decided it will no longer collect student loans from the parents of deceased former students or students who have become permanently disabled. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday signed into law a bill requiring the state’s student loan agency to forgive the loans of borrowers who die or become permanently disabled.
Last July, an investigation from ProPublica and The New York Times found that New Jersey’s student loan agency aggressively sought repayment of loans with already onerous terms, even after some of the recipients had died. The efforts had traumatized grieving families, and forced some into financial ruin.
The state loan agency, known formally as the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, is responsible for roughly $1.9 billion in outstanding loans. Christie, who appointed the agency’s top official and has the power to veto any action taken by the agency’s board, would not respond when presented with ProPublica’s findings last summer."*
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