Many parents take out Parent Plus Loans on behalf of dependent undergraduate students to bridge the gap between federal student loans and remaining college tuition. With college education costs at an all-time high, many parents wind up taking on substantial student loan debt to help their children get through school. Today, 3. 6 million parent borrowers owe over $96 billion in Parent Plus Loans and, unfortunately, many are struggling to pay them back. Of course, parents want their kids to … [Read more...]
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Discharging Student Loan Debt Under Brunner Test
Recently an U.S. bankruptcy judge in New York discharged a Navy veterans $200,000 plus student loan debt for undue hardship creating a buzz among borrowers struggling with insurmountable student loan debt of their own. After all, the vet’s predicament was not unlike many other student loan borrowers’ stories. Like many students, he took a series of loans to pay for his undergraduate degree and a bit more when he decided to go to law school. As the years flew by, he piled on interest and … [Read more...]