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Tenth Circuit Affirms Order Allowing Discharge of Private Student Loans

Troutman Sanders

On August 31, 2020, the Tenth Circuit affirmed the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado’s holding that certain student loans not guaranteed by a governmental unit may be discharged in bankruptcy. Thus, an educational benefit is different than a loan.

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That’s a Brunner, Man. Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Overly Rigid Standard for Discharge of Student Loans in Bankruptcy 

PBWT

1] The Bankruptcy Code generally excludes student loan debt from the general discharge individual debtors are entitled to receive upon the conclusion of their case. New York State Higher Education Services Corp. [2] New York State Higher Education Services Corp. [2] § 523(a)(8). [1] 11 U.S.C. §

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Can I Discharge a Private Student Loan in Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

The majority of people in Indiana who have thought about declaring bankruptcy likely already know how challenging it is to get student loans erased. Although it is not impossible, debtors normally need to pass the Brunner test, which establishes that repaying the student loans will put them in an unreasonably difficult position.

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Second Circuit holds that private student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy

Public Citizen

As you may know, most student loans are notoriously difficult to discharge in bankruptcy. But not all loans, according to In re Hilal K. In that decision , the Second Circuit has joined the Fifth and Tenth Circuits and held that private student loans are dischargeable in bankruptcy. Homaidan (CA2 July 15, 2021).

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CFPB Warns Student Loan Servicers About Collecting on Discharged Debt

Troutman Sanders

On March 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a compliance bulletin entitled Unfair Billing and Collection Practices After Bankruptcy Discharges of Certain Student Loan Debts. The compliance bulletin focused on the treatment of certain private student loans following a bankruptcy discharge.

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Court Refused to Discharge Student Loans Until Debtor Reaches 70 Years Old

ABI

In general, a student loan may not be discharged under title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) unless the debtor demonstrates “undue hardship.” [1] 4] Ultimately, the debtor accumulated $653,843.22 seeking a discharge of her student loan debt pursuant to § 528(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. [7].

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Joe Biden Is Still Fighting Student Loan Debtors Who Declare Bankruptcy

Collection Industry News

In a new letter, 27 Democratic senators are demanding the administration stop trying to overturn court rulings that help student debtors. Despite Joe Biden’s campaign promise to allow borrowers to discharge their student debts through bankruptcy, the administration has continued to fight debtors in bankruptcy court.