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Second Circuit Rules Private Student Loans May Be Discharged in Bankruptcy

Troutman Sanders

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that private student loans are not explicitly exempt from a debtor’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge. The discharge order did not specify whether it applied to the borrower’s two private student loans, totaling $12,567. qualified private educational loans. On July 15, the U.S.

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Second Circuit Disallows Private Educational Loans from Discharge Under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8)(ii)

ABI

Sallie Mae , the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that private educational loans may be discharged under § 523(a)(8)(ii) of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). [1] 1] Homaidan funded his college education, in part, with two private tuition loans from Navient that totaled $12,567. [2]

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Q2 Industry Insights: Higher Monthly Expenses for Consumers, Regulatory Guidance for Financial Institutions

True Accord

The ending of various pandemic-era benefits including the pause on student loan payments will impact consumers in the coming months. Key Indicators and the Student Loan Predicament According to the New York Fed’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit , total household debt increased in the first quarter of 2023 by $148 billion (.9%)

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On January 19, the Federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ordered the bankruptcy court adjudicating the bankruptcy of FTX to appoint an examiner to investigate the collapse of the digital asset exchange. billion in additional student loan debt relief for 73,600 borrowers. For more information, click here.

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Bed Bath & Beyond plans to liquidate all inventory and go out of business

Collection Industry News

The company secured a $240 million loan to help fund its operations during bankruptcy. Bed Bath & Beyond had been a crown jewel of the era of so-called “category killers” — chains that dominated a category of retail, such as Toys “R” Us, Circuit City and Sports Authority.

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CFPB Reminds Agencies That ‘Name-Only’ Matching Procedures Violate The FCRA

Collection Industry News

But if we were to judge our uniqueness simply by our first and last names, we’d be disappointed. Some of us might share the same first and last names with hundreds or thousands of other people. Consumer Protection. By James A. We’d all like to think that we’re unique. In a country with almost 2.5

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CFPB Clarifies Legality Of Debt Collector Pay-To-Pay Fees

Collection Industry News

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion on June 29, 2022, clarifying its view as to the legality under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) of “convenience fees” for optional methods of expedited payment not prescribed in the underlying loan documents, such as payment by phone or on the web.