by Devin Sawdayi | Jul 12, 2013
Federal law does not allow the discharge of student loan debt in a bankruptcy case, except with a showing of “undue hardship.” The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of a debtor, who sought discharge of his student loan debt in a decade-old...
by Devin Sawdayi | Jun 6, 2013
The graduation season is upon us, and newly-minted high school and college graduates throughout the Los Angeles area are celebrating and pondering their futures. Student loans give people a chance to get a good education, but those loans may be with the students for...
by Devin Sawdayi | May 28, 2013
Nearly three million Americans currently have student loan debt, with estimates of the total amount owed reaching as high as $1 trillion. Because of changes to federal bankruptcy law in 2005, student loan debt is not dischargeable in bankruptcy except in very limited...
by Devin Sawdayi | May 21, 2013
Student loan debt is on the rise, much like the mortgage mess we are still dealing with as a nation. In fact, student loan debt appears to have doubled since 2007, to an estimated 1.1 trillion dollars! Twenty percent of families are presently burdened by a student...
