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5 cze 2024 · Adversary cases related to student loan dischargeability are handled by the Office of the United States Attorney for the district where the bankruptcy is pending. Links to guidance from the Department of Justice on federal student loan relief in bankruptcy and related documents are available here.
17 kwi 2024 · Effective July 1, 2024, a new Department of Education regulation substantially changes how income-driven repayment (IDR) plans are treated when a student loan borrower is a debtor in a chapter 13 bankruptcy case.
1 lip 2024 · Effective July 1, 2024, a new Department of Education regulation substantially changes how income-driven repayment (IDR) plans are treated when a student loan borrower is a debtor in a chapter 13 bankruptcy case.
16 lis 2023 · The Biden administration released data this week on a new initiative designed to make it easier for borrowers to discharge their student loans in bankruptcy.
17 lis 2022 · This memorandum provides guidance (Guidance) to Department of Justice (Department) attorneys regarding requests to discharge student loans in bankruptcy cases. Developed in coordination with the Department of Education (Education), this Guidance will enhance consistency and equity in the handling of these cases.
17 lis 2022 · The new process will help ensure transparent and consistent expectations for the discharge of student loan debt in bankruptcy; reduce the burden on debtors of pursuing such proceedings; and make it easier for Justice Department attorneys to identify cases where discharge is appropriate.
17 lip 2024 · The departments finalized new guidance in November 2022 that outlined a fairer, more accessible process to ensure consistent treatment of the discharge of federal student loans, reduce the burden on borrowers of pursuing such proceedings, and facilitate identifying cases where discharge is appropriate. At the time, both Departments committed to ...
