Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Latest Student Loan News - 7-18-2017

As Paperwork Goes Missing, Private Student Loan Debts May Be Wiped Away
Tens of thousands of people who took out private loans to pay for college but have not been able to keep up payments may get their debts wiped away because critical paperwork is missing.
The troubled loans, which total at least $5 billion, are at the center of a protracted legal dispute between the student borrowers and a group of creditors who have aggressively pursued them in court after they fell behind on payments.
Judges have already dismissed dozens of lawsuits against former students, essentially wiping out their debt, because documents proving who owns the loans are missing. A review of court records by The New York Times shows that many other collection cases are deeply flawed, with incomplete ownership records and mass-produced documentation... Read More at NY Times
Your Student Loans Might Be Forgiven Thanks to Some Lost Paperwork
Ah, student loans. The first of many bad decisions you made in college. At the time, they seemed like a great idea. After all, how could you be expected to get a job in the modern world without a four-year degree in English literature? It's not like they're going to let you make money in this world if you don't have an informed opinion on Shakespeare's comedies! But now that years have passed and you've realized that you could probably have the exact same career that you have right now if you just started interning after college while picking up bartender shifts on the side, the $60,000 you owe is beginning to look a little ridiculous. Throw in all the recent news stories about Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration's plans for the Department of Education, and the picture begins to look a little terrifying. Well, have I got some potentially good news for you! According to a new report from The New York Times, a combination of lost paperwork and the shady way in which private student-loan debt is handled has conspired to potentially wipe away your loan debt... Read More at GQ