Tuesday, July 31, 2007

UPDATE 2-Nelnet agrees to a $2 mln settlement with New York

(Reuters) - Cuomo, as part of his sweeping probe into the $85 billion a
year student-loan business, had accused Nelnet of making
payments to college alumni groups in exchange for getting loan
referrals. As part of the settlement, Nelnet agreed to stop
making these payments and to adopt other reforms.




Nelnet previously agreed to pay $1 million to settle an
investigation by Nebraska's attorney general. The $2 million
under the New York pact will be paid into Cuomo's fund for
educating high school seniors about financial aid.


Read more at Reuters.com Market News

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