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Senator Ron Wyden asked the agency’s inspector general to open an investigation of the program, which involved four states and Mexico.

The settlement was portrayed as a win-win for 39 states and the loan giant Navient. But thousands who received predatory loans will still have to...

It’s the first such move involving a for-profit chain that’s still in business.

Only about a quarter of the funding went to jobs that would have been lost, new research found. A big chunk lined bosses’ pockets.

Late payment charges, hotel resort fees and other tacked-on expenses collectively add billions to what Americans pay for goods and services.

The student loan servicer agreed to cancel $1.7 billion in private student loan debts for nearly 66,000 borrowers and to pay $95 million in restitution.

Transportation officials said they feared a risk to flight safety. The standoff could complicate a tumultuous travel period filled with cancellations.

First, the Restaurant Revitalization Fund was supposed to promote equity. Then the grants were meant to be first come first served. Both ways had problems.

The Small Business Administration skipped a basic fraud check and sent billions to recipients barred from receiving federal funds, the agency’s inspector general reported.

The bank will consider requests for medical and religious exemptions.