Bankruptcy and Tuition Debt Anyone who has taken out student loans for college and experienced financially trying times knows that student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy unless they cause an "undue hardship" to the debtor, which means rarely. But what about unpaid tuition, can unpaid tuition be discharged in bankruptcy? Well under normal circumstances, [...]

For those debtors who cannot discharge their student loans in bankruptcy, it is important to pay as much as possible on the student loans while in Chapter 13 bankruptcy . One way a debtor can commit more of his/her income to repaying student loan debt while in Chapter 13 bankruptcy, is to repay the loans [...]

Anyone who has ever taken out a student loan is quite aware of the fact that student loan debt is next to impossible to discharge in bankruptcy unless the debtor can prove "undue hardship." But the 9 th Circuit Court ruled in October that student loan debt could be discharged through the confirmation of a [...]

Many middle-class families worry about increased inflation, student loan costs and the credit squeeze as they plan for their children's college education. But Texas state officials hope their new prepaid tuition plan, Texas Tuition Promise Fund, will help families get a head start on saving for college.The prepaid plan will cover only undergraduate education, allowing [...]