Mississippi Joins the Anti-Preemption Parade
By EsqSocial Corporation 21/04/21
The Mississippi Supreme Court recently rejected federal preemption arguments relating to federally owned student loans. This follows other preemption rulings, as we’ve discussed here and here. Mississippi’s attorney general filed the action on behalf of the state against Navient Corporation, bringing claims under the Mississippi Consumer Protections Act and for unjust enrichment for Navient’s alleged practices of steering borrowers into costly forbearance rather than income-driven repayment,...
By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP