MADISON, Wis. -- University of Wisconsin regents are expected to consider a plan this week that would bar campuses from accepting payments from student loan companies in exchange for recommending them to borrowers.

The regents asked UW System leaders to develop such a plan after an investigation by New York's attorney general uncovered unethical relationships between universities and lenders nationwide.

UW System spokesman David Giroux said that the policy could serve as a model for other states and may be among the strongest in the nation.

UW System students took out a record $592 million in loans last year.

The regents meet at UW-Milwaukee on Thursday and Friday.