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Easier Forgiveness Announced for Federal Student Loan Relief Programs

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) released final regulations that streamline and improve the rules for major targeted debt relief programs. The regulations expand eligibility, remove barriers to relief, and encourage automatic discharges for borrowers eligible for loan relief because their school closed, they have a total and permanent disability, or their loan was falsely …

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Department of Education Offers Proposed Hope for Student Loan Changes

The Department of Education announced a set of proposed changes to federal student loan programs. It is interesting to note what is missing here. The two biggest fixes that are needed are the restoration of the discharge of student loan debt in bankruptcy as a regular debt and a fix for the spousal consolidation loan …

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