The Debt Man Only Rings Thrice in Student-Loan Robocall Plan
- FCC advancing limit for collectors of U.S. student debt
- Education Department, Navient, Nelnet object to limits
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A little-noticed measure passed by Congress last year allows student-loan debt collectors to auto-dial borrowers on their mobile phones -- but a feared robocall deluge may turn out to be more of a trickle.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission, acting against advice from bankers and even the Obama administration’s Education Department, has proposed limiting calls to three a month.