Terms Used In Maryland Code, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 12-1012.1

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
A debt settlement services provider engaged in student education loan debt relief may not:

(1) Advise, expressly or by implication, that a consumer stop making payments or stop communicating with the consumer’s student loan servicer; or

(2) Access or obtain a consumer’s student aid information in violation of federal law.