Student Loans Chronicles

Nearly a Million Student Loan Borrowers Back in Forbearance Following Servicer Billing Errors

813,000 Student-Loan Borrowers Received E-Mails that Their Loans Are Wiped Out

Here’s What We Know So Far About Biden’s ‘Plan B’ for Student Loan Forgiveness

Justice Department and Department of Education Announce Successful First Year of New Student-Loan Bankruptcy Discharge Process

More Jobs Eligible for Student Loan Forgiveness Under Expanded Rules

Why Some Student-Loan Borrowers’ Accounts Are in Forbearance Without Requesting It

Education Department Punishes Student Loan Servicer for Billing Mistakes

Some Student-Loan Borrowers with Private Debt Are Being Forced to Make Payments They Don’t Owe, Federal Watchdog Says

Undue Hardship Discharge of Title IV Loans in Bankruptcy Adversary Proceedings Extended to Include FFELP and Perkins Loans “This will allow all parties to avoid costly and time-consuming formal discovery while providing for consistent treatment for borrowers with Direct, FFELP, and Perkins loans, regardless of what entity holds the loan.”

Student Loan Borrowers Will Get a Hand in Saving for Retirement Next Year

Confusion Clouds Return of Student Loan Payments

Here’s What Student Loan Borrowers Need to Know About the 12-Month ‘On-Ramp’ Period

States with the Most Student Loan Debt (2023)

Billions Pour into Education Department as Student Loans Restart

The Academy’s most recent webinar - Student Loans: What to Do When the Phone Rings and PC has Student Loans - is now available for viewing.  This was a fantastic, one hour presentation by Josh Cohen (The Student Loan Lawyer) and Chapter 13 Trustee Scott Waterman. Josh outlines how to evaluate the types of loans you will run into and offers a flow chart of ‘what ifs’. As always, we offered this webinar free of charge to those attending the live presentation. The recording is available as a benefit of subscription to ConsiderChapter13.org OR we offer a pay per view option.

Some attendees had difficulty downloading the Attestation Form. Click here to download.

Student-Loan Borrowers Risk Losing Social Security Benefits if They Fall Behind on Payments. Democrats want to make sure that doesn't happen when repayment starts back up next month.

The Academy’s most recent webinar - Student Loans: What to Do When the Phone Rings and PC has Student Loans - is now available for viewing.  This was a fantastic, one hour presentation by Josh Cohen (The Student Loan Lawyer) and Chapter 13 Trustee Scott Waterman. Josh outlines how to evaluate the types of loans you will run into and offers a flow chart of ‘what ifs’. As always, we offered this webinar free of charge to those attending the live presentation. The recording is available as a benefit of subscription to ConsiderChapter13.org OR we offer a pay per view option.

Some attendees had difficulty downloading the Attestation Form. Click here to download.

CFPB Report Finds College Tuition Payment Plans Can Put Student Borrowers at Risk