1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgScott Michelmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xEvQ5tssxd"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/fourth-circuit-major-pa-loan-servicer-is-not-arm-of-the-state-can-be-sued/">Fourth Circuit: major loan servicer is not arm of the state, can be sued</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/fourth-circuit-major-pa-loan-servicer-is-not-arm-of-the-state-can-be-sued/embed/#?secret=xEvQ5tssxd" width="600" height="338" title="“Fourth Circuit: major loan servicer is not arm of the state, can be sued” — CLP Blog" data-secret="xEvQ5tssxd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In two cases today (one of them litigated by Public Citizen), the Fourth Circuit held that the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is not entitled to claim Pennsylvania's sovereign immunity because PHEAA is not an arm of the state. In fact, PHEAA is effectively an independent business, which holds, services or guarantees more than $100 billion [...]