Department of Education Discharges Student Loan Debt for Nebraskans Who Attended ITT Technical Institute

 
Lincoln—Today, Attorney General Doug Peterson announced that the Department of Education will discharge all remaining federal student loans for borrowers who attended ITT Technical Institute (ITT). 1,340 Nebraskans who attended ITT will have their outstanding federal student loans cancelled, totaling approximately $25,100,000 in student loan debt cancellation. In all, the U.S. Department of Education will discharge nearly $3.9 billion in full loan discharges to 208,000 borrowers who attended ITT from January 2005 to the school’s closure in September 2016. 
 

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson Calls Attention to Potentially Unlawful Market Manipulation by Investment Firm

 
Lincoln– Attorney General Peterson joined a coalition of 19 states that sent a letter to BlackRock Inc., questioning its practices of putting investors’ interests and returns behind the asset manager’s ideological push. Some states work with BlackRock for retirement plans, pension funds, and investments, but the company seems to be more interested in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. 
 

Nebraska Joins $1.25 Million Multistate Settlement Over 2019 Carnival Cruise Line Data Breach

 
Lincoln – Today, Attorney General Peterson announced that Nebraska, along with 45 other attorneys general, has obtained a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach that involved the personal information of approximately 180,000 Carnival employees and customers nationwide. Nebraska will receive $10,923.50 from the settlement.