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Letter to The Honorable John P. Higgins, Jr.,U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General

Letter

Date: May 1, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Education

Text of the letter appears below:

May 1, 2007

The Honorable John P. Higgins, Jr.
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Inspector General
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202

Dear Mr. Higgins:

I am writing to express my disappointment in your response to my October 30, 2006, letter to you. In my letter, I requested an investigation of the activities of student loan companies and specifically, whether lenders were offering colleges and universities improper inducements in an attempt to influence school decisions on student loan options.

In support of my request, my office shared information provided to us by constituents regarding possible lender inducements. A few weeks ago, your office sent an e-mail to a member of my staff which merely described the results of your conversations with my constituents. You can imagine my dismay upon learning that the e-mail was your official response to my October 30, 2006, letter.

Do you intend to investigate whether the activities of educational lenders have been in compliance with the letter and spirit of the law? I urge you to consider the questions I posed in my October 30th letter to you.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. I appreciate your response by May 11, 2007.

Sincerely,

Richard J. Durbin
United States Senator


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