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CFPB Finds Coding Bootcamp BloomTech Deceived Students About Loans, Jobs

April 17, 2024
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CFPB Finds Coding Bootcamp BloomTech Deceived Students About Loans, Jobs

April 17, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued an order against coding bootcamp BloomTech, also known as the Bloom Institute of Technology, and its CEO, Austen Allred, alleging that they deceived students about the real cost of loans and made false claims about the hiring rates of the bootcamp’s graduates. The order permanently bans BloomTech from all consumer-lending activities; bans Allred […]