Wednesday, June 6, 2007

UPDATE 2-New York widens student loan probe to underwriting

(Reuters) - WASHINGTON, June 6 - New York Attorney General
Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday he has widened his investigation
of the student loan industry to include underwriting standards,
and urged Congress to legislate a clean-up of the industry,
including the fast-growing private loan market.




"I urge Congress to enact stringent legislation to clean up
all of the student loan industry," Cuomo told a Senate Banking
Committee hearing looking at allegations of conflicts of
interest and kickbacks in the $85-billion industry.


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