H.R. 306
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases.
H.R. 138, the "Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2023"
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.
Benchnotes March 2023
Journal Issue:
Second Circuit Limits the Significance of Homaidan on Discharge of Private Student Loans
The Fair Credit Reporting Act doesn’t require credit reporting agencies to resolve disputed facts or law about the discharge of private student loans.
Court:
Biden Administration Plans to Ease Rules for Income-Based Student-Loan Forgiveness
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NY Fed Warns of Debt Crunch Coming If Biden’s Student-Loan Plan Fails
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Lack of Familiarity with PACER Is No Excuse for a Late Filing, Tenth Circuit Says
Some tasks are too complex for lawyers and should be performed by paralegals.
Court:
Bartenwerfer Argument Invites the Supreme Court to Depart from ‘Plain Meaning’
Will the Supreme Court add words to Section 523(a)(2)(A) to yield a result that the justices find more palatable?
Court:
Justices Skeptical of Bankruptcy Protection for 'Unwitting' Beneficiaries of Fraud
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