Biden-era guidance streamlined the bankruptcy process for student loan borrowers. But that doesn't make it a no-brainer.

The CFPB has issued a new bulletin (2023-01) titled “Unfair Billing and Collection Practices After Bankruptcy Discharges of Certain Student Loan Debts.” The bulletin warns servicers that they risk ...

Student advocates are cheering long-awaited changes to the difficult process to discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy. The new streamlined process announced jointly by the Justice and Education ...

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Debts under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act do not create a "fiduciary" exemption in bankruptcy, court said Produce suppliers still have significant protections in bankruptcy cases ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 28: A sign reading Cancel ...

If you’re trying to make sense of bankruptcy jargon and hoping to understand the differences between the different types of ...

A bankruptcy court held that the IRS’s repeated collection notices and delays in abating a couple’s tax debts that had been discharged in bankruptcy willfully violated the discharge, entitling the ...

The Supreme Court will hear a dispute stemming from a San Francisco house-flipping project gone wrong that is expected to determine whether an innocent bankruptcy debtor can wipe out judgments for a ...