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Court Orders Collections On Hold for Tuition Answer Loans by Navient

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If you’ve been following along with the mess that is Tuition Answer private student loans serviced by Navient, there is an update. In 2016 I wrote at length about the misinformation Navient was giving consumers about Tuition Answer private student loans. As I said in this post, Navient was telling investors the loans might not …

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My Tuition Answer Loans Are Still Being Collected by Navient But Should They Have Been Discharged in Bankruptcy?

Question: Dear Steve, I filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2010 and my tuition answer loans look like they were included in the list of debtors as “Chela” at the time. Originally taken out through Sallie Mae. I was made aware that they would not be dischargeable because they were student loans. I’ve rehabilitated them …

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Tuition Answer Loans and Potentially Other Private Student Loans Might Not Be Collectible by Navient

Navient has had a loss in a lawsuit regarding Tuition Answer Loans. United States Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Strong has issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) saying “Navient is restrained and enjoined from taking any acts to collect on Tuition Answer Loans held by the Plaintiffs and the Putative Class Members, as the class is described …

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An Example Why Private Student Loan Debt in Bankruptcy is Difficult

Just by looking at the facts surrounding dealing with private student loans and bankruptcy discharge, it appears more private student loans should be eligible for elimination as they are not protected. But lenders have either taken to fighting hard to prevent discharge or smaller lenders seem to quietly give up and let the debt be …

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Shocking Landmark Ruling on Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Discharge

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Let’s hope that August 31, 2020, can be remembered as an important day in the fight to break student loan debtors free from the lifelong debt slavery of student loans. The appeal court opinion in a case involving the discharge of Navient private student loans was McDaniel v. Navient. This case involved Navient Tuition Answer …

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