Date: December 29th, 2025 3:22 PM
Author: Heil Hitler (TT6)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/29/bankruptcy-student-loan-borrowers.html
Student debt has long been considered difficult, if not impossible, to discharge in bankruptcy. But that hasn’t been the case in recent years, a new study finds.
The success rate for student loan borrowers who attempt to discharge their debt in bankruptcy has “jumped” to 87%, according to an analysis published in The American Bankruptcy Law Journal this month.
The improved outcomes for student loan borrowers in bankruptcy stem, in large part, from updated bankruptcy guidelines the Biden administration issued. In November 2022, the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice rolled out a policy that experts say treats student loans more like other types of debt in bankruptcy court. Borrowers can fill out a 15-page attestation form, detailing their financial struggles and making their case for a mulligan.
The Trump administration has not rescinded that guidance. The Education Department did not respond to a request for comment.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5815193&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49547607)