Student Loans

A 34-year-old Chapter 7 debtor could discharge his student loan obligation by establishing that he could not reasonably make payments...

The Justice Department, in partnership with the Department of Education, recently announced new guidelines that loosen the strict application of...

What is the Student Debt Relief Plan? On August 24, 2022, President Joe Biden announced a three-part student debt relief...

As we observe the growing discussion over the tremendous amount of outstanding student loan debt, several points of clarification might...

By Angela M. Scolforo, Staff Attorney to Herbert L. Beskin, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Western District of Virginia Since...

By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee (Nashville, TN) While the debtors failed to meet the high threshold...

By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville) A Non-Governmental Private Student...

By Hon. Brian Lynch, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Western District of Washington, Tacoma Division When the Supreme Court issued United...

By Gretchen D. Holland, Standing Chapter 13 Trustee for the Greenville/Spartanburg Division of South Carolina The Bankruptcy Code does not...

By Herbert L. Beskin, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Western District of Virginia (Charlottesville) Let’s take the following set of...