Recent Posts in Student Loans Category
Posted on Dec 17, 2012 By Robert Kovacs
Student Loans and Bankruptcy Prior to October 7, 1998 Prior to October 7, 1998 student loans, federal or private, were dischargeable in bankruptcy. However, the loan had to be in repayment for more ...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2012 By Robert Kovacs
Dear NACBA Member, I am writing to bring to your attention a report released today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and U.S. Department of Education which sheds much-needed light on ...
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Posted on May 26, 2012 By Robert Kovacs
Dear NACBA member: On Monday, May 28, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer will be airing a piece on student loan debt, interviewing NACBA President Billy Brewer and a borrower provided by one of our very ...
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Posted on May 26, 2012 By Robert Kovacs
Student Loan debt discharged due to Asperger's Syndrome The American Bar Association is reporting that an individual suffering with Asperger's Syndrome has recently received a discharge of his ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Robert Kovacs
Proposed law to allow private, non-government, student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy Below is the full text of the proposed change to the bankruptcy code, allowing private student loans to be ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Robert Kovacs
"NACBA is committed to working with you and our lawmakers to provide the fresh start that families need, including relief from student loan debt. Recently, S. 1102, the “Fairness for ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2012 By Robert Kovacs
Dear NACBA Member, This morning at 10 a.m. EDT, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts will hold a hearing on “The Looming Student Debt Crisis: Providing ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2012 By Robert Kovacs
Student Loan Discharge Recently the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys wrote a report about student loan debt entitled The Student Loan "Debt Bomb": America's Next ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Robert Kovacs
White House Offers New Relief To Massachusetts Student Borrowers President Obama has announced a plan that seeks to lessen the burden of paying back student loans for Massachusetts residents. The plan ...
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Posted on Jul 17, 2011 By Robert Kovacs
Can Bankruptcy Discharge Student Loans? Discharging student loans through the Massachusetts bankruptcy court is extremely difficulty. Since 1978 Congress has increased restrictions on bankruptcy ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2010 By Robert Kovacs
Student loans are typically non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. Therefore after your bankruptcy case is over you will still be personally liable on your student loans and have to pay them. In very rare ...
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