More student-loan borrowers are discharging their debt through bankruptcy.Rattankun Thongbun/Getty Images It's not a myth: you really can get rid of your student loans in court. For decades, ...

Mishima Hughson filed for bankruptcy in December, joining the ranks of hundreds of thousands of Americans who undergo the process each year. Along the way, the Roanoke, Virginia, resident also joined ...

Millions of people have gotten a break from paying their federal student loans during the pandemic. But there's been no relief for millions of others with private student loans who may not realize ...

Most student loan borrowers can answer student loan questions themselves with free resources. However, in some cases with more complicated legal and financial situations, paid help may be necessary.

Student loan debt cannot be put into bankruptcy.

People with private student loans have been struggling during the pandemic. Their loans aren't eligible for the government's penalty-free repayment pause, which is in effect until at least Oct. 1 for ...

The student loan bankruptcy ban violates the Constitution’s Uniformity Clause. Per the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous Siegel v. Fitzgerald ruling (2022), it treats student debtors differently from ...

It's not a myth: you really can get rid of your student loans in court. For decades, student-loan borrowers seeking relief through bankruptcy rarely succeeded. However, 2022 guidance implemented by ...