1840-AD25 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 1800 Department of Education ED Borrower Defense; Delayed Effective Date

On November 1, 2016, the Department published regulations for determining which acts or omissions of an institution of higher education a borrower may assert as a defense to repayment of a loan made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and identifying the consequences of such borrower defenses for borrowers, institutions, and the Secretary. The Department is issuing this rule to delay the effective date of these regulations by one year.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 34 CFR 30 34 CFR 668 34 CFR 674 34 CFR 682 34 CFR 685 34 CFR 686 and other sections as applicable 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. No Interim Final Rule 10/24/2017 82 FR 49114 Comments Due 11/24/2017 Final Action 05/00/2018 No No Federal Local State No No www.regulations.gov No No 1840-AD19 Related to 1840-AD28 Related to Sarah Beaton 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 202 453-7222 sarah.beaton@ed.gov 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room LBJ 2C-244, Washington DC 20202