Before the 1970s, student loan debt was dischargeable in bankruptcy. Then Congress required student loan borrowers to repay for five years before they could file for bankruptcy on those loans. Gradually, lawmakers chipped away at even that protection. Today, debtors in bankruptcy must prove undue hardship to discharge student loans. On May 9, 2019, a […]
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