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Common Sense and Compassion enter the Student Loan Bankruptcy Arena

In the case, Nightingale v. North Carolina State Educational Assistance Authority, the debtor, Alice Nightingale, 67 years old, suffered from “intractable foot pain,” hypothyroidism, obstructive sleep apnea, and chronic fatigue, all of which had worsened over the course of her chapter 13 bankruptcy. The condition prevented her from engaging in employment and from taking part in many day-to-day activities.

She was granted full disability from her teaching job by the County School Board. In a hearing in October, 2015, the court found Ms. Nightingale had established the first and third prongs of the Brunner test with evidence that she had attempted to repay the student loan, that she was “elderly” and unlikely to find future employment and that she suffered from significant medical problems. Although Ms. Nightingale’s testimony concerning her medical disabilities was credible,  the second prong of the Brunner test still needed to be satisfied.

Over the lender’s objection, the court held a second hearing in which Ms. Nightingale presented medical documents to corroborate her testimony, including letters to Ms. Nightingale’s attorney from two of her doctors, a medical report for disability eligibility, and a physician-provided list of Ms. Nightingale’s current medications.

The subsequent hearing specifically addressed the second prong of the Brunner test: whether there existed “additional, exceptional circumstances, strongly suggestive of continuing inability to repay [the debt] over an extended period of time.”

While the court agreed with the lender that Ms. Nightingale could have presented evidence of recent tests and evaluations, it found that it was not necessary that she “provide every possibly available piece of evidence that could further corroborate the unrebutted evidence in this case.”

The court concluded: “Taking into consideration the Plaintiff’s age, current living situation, inability to walk or stand for long periods of time, chronic fatigue, lack of stamina, lack of strength, diminished cognitive ability, and the likelihood that these conditions will all last for a significant period of her possible repayment period given her age and the duration of her illnesses, the Plaintiff has demonstrated that exceptional circumstances exist in this case and has met the second prong of the Brunner test.”

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For borrowers who are struggling with student loan debt, relief options are available. Many student loan borrowers are unaware that they have rights and repayment options available to them, such as postponement of loan payments, reduction of payments or even a complete discharge of the debt. It is important you contact an experienced Miami bankruptcy attorney who can advise you of all your options. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy lawyer, Timothy Kingcade knows how to help clients take full advantage of the bankruptcy laws to protect their assets and get successful results. Since 1996 Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. has been helping people from all walks of life build a better tomorrow. Our attorneys help thousands of people every year take advantage of their rights under bankruptcy protection to restart, rebuild and recover. The day you hire our firm, we will contact your creditors to stop the harassment. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

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Co-signing a loan puts more than your name on the line

Co-signing is an all too common practice, and gives you the opportunity to help another person.  However, this responsibility comes with great risk, and little reward.

For example, you might co-sign for a car you never drive, a house you never live in or even a student loan for someone else’s college education.  When you co-sign a loan, you essentially agree to repay the loan yourself.

A survey from CreditCards.com reveals the dangers of co-signing and why you SHOULD NOT do it.

  • 28 percent of co-signers saw a drop in their credit scores because the primary borrower paid late or not at all.
  • 38 percent of co-signers had to pay some or all of the loan payments because the primary person did not pay.
  • If your income is not high, you are more likely to be pulled into a co-signing nightmare. The survey found that 58 percent of co-signers who make less than $30,000 a year had to pay some or all of a credit card bill or loan they co-signed.
  • Most co-signing requests were for auto loans, followed by personal loans, student debt and then credit cards. About half of the people who co-signed were parents.

 

Here are some additional dangers of co-signing a loan.

  • You are not considered a backup borrower. You are equally responsible for the first payment to the last.
  • If the loan or credit card is not paid, the lender can start collection actions on you right away. Do not believe that lenders first go after the primary borrower and then the co-signer. Most likely, lenders will target “the person with the better potential to pay.”
  • If collection actions are pursued, you could end up paying late fees and even have your wages garnished.
  • Late payments and collection actions are reported on your credit report.
  • This may limit your ability to borrow because, as a co-signer, you are on the hook for the debt.
  • Even if the person you are co-signing for is responsible with money, you cannot predict what the future holds for his or her finances. What if the person becomes unemployed or unable to work?

As one consumer wrote, “I have told more than one relative that while I can guarantee their willingness to pay, I cannot guarantee their health or employment.”

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If you are in financial crisis and considering filing for bankruptcy, contact an experienced Miami bankruptcy attorney who can advise you of all your options. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy lawyer, Timothy Kingcade knows how to help clients take full advantage of the bankruptcy laws to protect their assets and get successful results. Since 1996 Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. has been helping people from all walks of life build a better tomorrow. Our attorneys’ help thousands of people every year take advantage of their rights under bankruptcy protection to restart, rebuild and recover. The day you hire our firm, we will contact your creditors to stop the harassment. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

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Donald Trump’s Companies have Declared Bankruptcy not once- but SIX times

Hillary Clinton recently mocked Donald Trump’s business failings in a speech and stressed to the public how disastrous he would be for our nation’s economy if he were to become President.

“He’s written a lot of books about business. They all seem to end at Chapter 11,” Clinton said.

Here they are one by one.

Bankruptcy No. 1: The Trump Taj Mahal, 1991

Trump funded the construction of the $1 billion Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J., which opened in 1990. A year later, the casino was nearly $3 billion in debt, while Trump had accumulated nearly $900 million in personal liabilities. It was at that time Trump decided to file for Chapter 11 reorganization, according to the New York Times. Trump surrendered half his personal stake in the casino and sold his yacht and airline.

Bankruptcy No. 2: Trump Castle, 1992

Within a year of his first Chapter 11 filing, Trump found himself in bankruptcy court again for Trump Castle, which opened in 1985. In March 1992, the Castle filed a prepackaged bankruptcy plan, and Trump gave up his 50 percent share in the casino for lower interest rates on $338 million worth of bonds.

Bankruptcy No. 3: Trump Plaza and Casino, 1992

The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, which opened in 1984, declared bankruptcy at the same time as the Castle. The casino had racked up $250 million in debt by 1992, after an 80 percent decline in cash flow. Trump Plaza filed for bankruptcy that spring as well.

Bankruptcy No. 4: Plaza Hotel, 1992

That same year, Trump filed bankruptcy on another Plaza in New York. Trump purchased the Plaza Hotel in Midtown Manhattan for $390 million in 1988, but it accumulated more than $550 million in debt by 1992. In December 1992, Trump forfeited a 49 percent stake in the Plaza to a total of six lenders. Trump remained the hotel’s CEO, but did not earn a salary and had no say in the hotel’s day-to-day operations, according to the New York Times.

Bankruptcy No. 5: Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts, 2004

Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts filed for bankruptcy again in 2004 when his casinos, including the Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Marina and Trump Plaza casinos in Atlantic City, and a riverboat casino in Indiana, had accrued an estimated $1.8 billion in debt. Trump agreed to reduce his share in the company from 47 percent to 27 percent in a restructuring plan, but he was still the company’s largest single shareholder and remained in charge of its operations.

Bankruptcy No. 6: Trump Entertainment Resorts, 2009

Trump Entertainment Resorts (formerly Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts) was hit hard by the 2008 economic recession and missed a $53.1 million bond interest payment in December 2008, according to ABC News. It filed for  Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2009. After debating with the company’s board of directors, Trump resigned as the company’s chairman and had his corporate stake in the company reduced to 10 percent.

Trump has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, four times within two years in the 1990s, once more in 2004 and once more in 2009. But experts agree Trump should not bear all of the responsibility, as Clinton’s speech suggests, as the majority of bankruptcies happened as the overall casino industry struggled.

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If you are in financial crisis and considering filing for bankruptcy, contact an experienced Miami bankruptcy attorney who can advise you of all your options. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy lawyer, Timothy Kingcade knows how to help clients take full advantage of the bankruptcy laws to protect their assets and get successful results. Since 1996 Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. has been helping people from all walks of life build a better tomorrow. Our attorneys’ help thousands of people every year take advantage of their rights under bankruptcy protection to restart, rebuild and recover. The day you hire our firm, we will contact your creditors to stop the harassment. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

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‘Dance Moms’ Star Will Plead Guilty to Bankruptcy Fraud

Abby Lee Miller, star of the Lifetime network reality show, “Dance Moms” is scheduled to plead guilty to bankruptcy fraud and failure to report more than $10,000 worth of Australian currency she brought into the country.

Miller is accused of violating a law that requires people to report bringing more than $10,000 worth of foreign currency into the country.  Court documents also seek to have her forfeit at least $120,000- although prosecutors would not confirm whether that is the value of Australian currency she failed to report.

The outspoken reality star was first charged last year with illegally trying to hide $775,000 worth of income from “Dance Moms” and spinoff projects during her Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The investigation was prompted after the bankruptcy judge in Miller’s case was channel-surfing one night and saw the reality star on TV in December 2012 and figured she had to be making more than the $8,899 in the monthly income she was claiming.

The FBI and other agencies determined Miller hid more than $228,000 of income from appearances on “Dance Moms” and a spin-off, “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition” and nearly $550,000 more from personal appearances, dance sessions and merchandise sold through her personal website.

Bankruptcy trustees are experts at finding undisclosed cash, property, vehicles, boats, jewelry, antiques, and collectibles. If you are caught trying to hide assets, the consequences are big. Your discharge will be denied, and you will be unable to discharge the debts you listed in a subsequent bankruptcy filing. In addition, the potential penalty for bankruptcy crimes includes fines and imprisonment of up to five years.

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If you are in financial crisis and considering filing for bankruptcy, contact an experienced Miami bankruptcy attorney who can advise you of all your options. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy lawyer, Timothy Kingcade knows how to help clients take full advantage of the bankruptcy laws to protect their assets and get successful results. Since 1996 Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. has been helping people from all walks of life build a better tomorrow. Our attorneys’ help thousands of people every year take advantage of their rights under bankruptcy protection to restart, rebuild and recover. The day you hire our firm, we will contact your creditors to stop the harassment. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

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RealtyTrac Reports Foreclosure Activity “Flat” in May

Foreclosure filings, which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions were reported on 100,841 properties in May, a number virtually unchanged when compared to April and a decrease of 21% from a year ago.  RealtyTrac’s U.S. Foreclosure Market Report reveals May was the eighth consecutive month with a “year-over-year” decrease.

Florida, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and Nevada were the states with the highest number of foreclosure filings for the month.

A total of 42,279 properties started the foreclosure process in May, down 3% from the previous month and down 18% from the previous year, according to RealtyTrac’s report. It was the 11th consecutive month with a year-over-year decrease.

A total of 34,014 bank repossessions were completed in May, up 1% from the previous month but still down 24% from a year ago. It was the third consecutive month with a year-over-year decrease in bank repossessions.

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Choosing the right attorney can make the difference between whether or not you can keep your home. A well-qualified Miami foreclosure defense attorney will not only help you keep your home, but they will be able to negotiate a loan that has payments you can afford. Miami foreclosure defense attorney Timothy Kingcade has helped many facing foreclosure alleviate their stress by letting them stay in their homes for at least another year, allowing them to re-organize their lives. If you have any questions on the topic of foreclosure please feel free to contact me at (305) 285-9100. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

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Certain Private Student Loans Eligible for Discharge in Bankruptcy

Just because your so-called private student loan uses the term, “student loan” it doesn’t necessarily mean it is one.  In fact, for purposes of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a student loan must be from an “eligible educational institution” to be considered non-dischargeable. If it does not qualify, discharging the loan can be easier than you think.

A student loan must meet specific bankruptcy code requirements. U.S. Bankruptcy Code states a private student loan must be a “qualified education loan, as defined in section 221(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.”

The student loan must be from an “eligible educational institution.”  The Department of Education publishes a list every year of the qualifying schools. If an institution is not on the list, the loan is not considered a “student loan” under the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, it can be automatically discharged in bankruptcy.

So how do you know whether your student loans are from a qualified educational institution?

  • Make sure you know what type of loan you have. This argument only works for private student loans. Just because your loan is with Sallie Mae or Navient does not signify whether it is a federal or private loan. Go to the National Student Loan Data System, and check if your loan is there.
  • If your loan is a private rather than a federal student loan, the next step is to see if the loan is from an “eligible educational institution.” The Department of Education publishes a list every year. You will need to locate the list for the year you received your student loans and see if your school is on there.
  • The law is not always “black and white” when it comes to discharging student loan debt. Oftentimes, it is left to the interpretation of judges on a case-by-case basis. Private student loan debt is the most problematic debt in America. Many courts are finding private student loans should also be considered as an “educational benefit” as that term is understood in the Bankruptcy Code.

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For borrowers who are struggling with student loan debt, relief options are available. Many student loan borrowers are unaware that they have rights and repayment options available to them, such as postponement of loan payments, reduction of payments or even a complete discharge of the debt. It is important you contact an experienced Miami bankruptcy attorney who can advise you of all your options. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy lawyer, Timothy Kingcade knows how to help clients take full advantage of the bankruptcy laws to protect their assets and get successful results. Since 1996 Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. has been helping people from all walks of life build a better tomorrow. Our attorneys help thousands of people every year take advantage of their rights under bankruptcy protection to restart, rebuild and recover. The day you hire our firm, we will contact your creditors to stop the harassment. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

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Shady College Practices could Erase Student Loan Debt

Proposed federal legislation will now make it easier for student borrowers, who have been cheated or misled by their college or university, to have their student loan debt forgiven.

The proposed rule changes announced last week by the U.S. Department of Education are part of an ongoing crackdown on the alleged abuses by for-profit colleges and universities.

Major provisions of the proposed debt-relief rule include:

  • An easier way to seek relief from federal student loans when a college has committed wrongdoing. The current “defense to repayment” process is complicated and subject to different rules depending on the state. It went largely unused until the collapse of Corinthian Colleges in 2015. As of today, more than 23,000 claims for student loan debt forgiveness have been filed, and the government has wiped out more than $42 million in debt for more than 2,000 borrowers so far.
  • Allowing group applications for debt relief in cases where there is school-wide wrongdoing. Currently, each student is required to file individually.
  • Requiring schools to warn current and prospective students if former students have poor loan repayment rates.
  • Doing more, sooner, to inform students whose schools have closed that they may qualify to have their loans forgiven.
  • Completely banning school agreements under which students sign away their right to sue schools and agree to participate in an arbitration process instead of notifying regulators about problems.
  • Requiring schools at financial risk to set aside funds, via irrevocable letters of credit, to cover the cost in case students eventually are due debt relief because the school fails to keep its promises to students. Conditions are set that would trigger the requirement (i.e. – a government entity filing a major suit against the school or the school relying too heavily on federal student loans.) Schools that activate these so called, “triggers” would be required to warn current and prospective students that they are at financial risk. Currently, when schools declare bankruptcy, taxpayers are responsible for the forgiven loans.

U.S. Education Secretary John King said, “These rules should make schools think twice,” about misleading students or engaging in risky enrollments.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, praised the proposed rule, which is subject to a 45-day comment period, as “a victory for students.” These protections will stop for-profit colleges from using fine print to deny students their right to a day in court.

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For borrowers who are struggling with student loan debt, relief options are available. Many student loan borrowers are unaware that they have rights and repayment options available to them, such as postponement of loan payments, reduction of payments or even a complete discharge of the debt. It is important you contact an experienced Miami bankruptcy attorney who can advise you of all your options. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy lawyer, Timothy Kingcade knows how to help clients take full advantage of the bankruptcy laws to protect their assets and get successful results. Since 1996 Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. has been helping people from all walks of life build a better tomorrow. Our attorneys help thousands of people every year take advantage of their rights under bankruptcy protection to restart, rebuild and recover. The day you hire our firm, we will contact your creditors to stop the harassment. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

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Former CEO of Monarch Mortgage indicted on seven counts in federal court, including bankruptcy fraud

Edward “Ted” Yoder, former CEO of Monarch Mortgage, faced a federal judge on seven charges, including bankruptcy fraud. The judge told the former bank head that he did not qualify for a court-appointed attorney, for which tax dollars would pay.  Yoder was picked up by ten FBI agents, wearing a shirt that read, “Some guys have all the luck.”

Many people in Hampton Roads trusted him with their money for their most prized possession- their home.  Now he is being accused of illegally handling funds. Court records accuse Yoder of hiding money, property and investments collectively valued at more than one million dollars from bankruptcy trustees.

Essentially, the case alleges when Yoder filed for bankruptcy, he concealed some of his assets by hiding them in another person’s account.

Yoder’s co-conspirator, Susan Spearman, a woman who has already pled guilty in federal court, must cooperate in any additional grand juries or trials. According to court records, Yoder owned shares of SIRIUS stock, valued at about $350,000. On October 5, 2012, Yoder had those shares sold and netted $339,660.19. Right after that, the U.S. attorney says Yoder transferred most of that money to the woman who aided him: Susan Spearman.

Two months later for the purpose of “concealing the scheme,” Yoder filed for bankruptcy. The court documents said he “never disclosed the sale of the stock or the transfer to Spearman in his bankruptcy case.”  In addition, during this time as alleged in the statement of facts, Yoder told Spearman to transfer the money back to him.

Yoder maintains his innocence and has been a fixture on the Hampton Roads financial circuit for decades.  Some wonder if this will result in implications for the financial industry.

Yoder is expected back in court for his arraignment on June 22, 2016.

This should come as a warning to anyone who plans to hide assets from the bankruptcy court. Bankruptcy trustees are experts at finding undisclosed cash, property, vehicles, boats, jewelry, antiques, and collectibles. If you are caught trying to hide assets, the consequences are big. Your discharge will be denied, and you will be unable to discharge the debts you listed in a subsequent bankruptcy filing. In addition, the potential penalty for bankruptcy crimes includes fines and imprisonment of up to five years.

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If you are in financial crisis and considering filing for bankruptcy, contact an experienced Miami bankruptcy attorney who can advise you of all your options. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy lawyer, Timothy Kingcade knows how to help clients take full advantage of the bankruptcy laws to protect their assets and get successful results. Since 1996 Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. has been helping people from all walks of life build a better tomorrow. Our attorneys’ help thousands of people every year take advantage of their rights under bankruptcy protection to restart, rebuild and recover. The day you hire our firm, we will contact your creditors to stop the harassment. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

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More Attorneys Push for Bankruptcy to Cover Student Loan Debt

St. Cloud lawyer, Wesley Scott is outraged about the mounting debts student loan borrowers are facing.  The bankruptcy attorney has written at least four times to U.S. senators from Minnesota about the issue.  Specifically, he wants Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken to help change Chapter 13 bankruptcy rules to make student loan debt dischargeable, as with other debts in bankruptcy.

Graduates of four-year post secondary programs in Minnesota faced an average debt load of $32,000 in 2014. That number was $21,000 in 2005, according to The Institute for College Access & Success.

The bankruptcy code used to be more lenient, allowing people to discharge their student loan debt.  It still does, but the deck is stacked against borrowers and it’s something that rarely happens.  Debtors must show an undue hardship in court.

Bankruptcy lawyer Scott is proposing one other change to the law, an “at least” option, which would allow debtors going through Chapter 13 proceedings to make payments on their student loans designating them as a priority debt.

Under the current Chapter 13 provisions, people in bankruptcy need to first eliminate debts such as unpaid child support, taxes and mortgages.  Debts from student loans, medical bills and credit cards are paid at the end.

In an emailed statement, Franken said student loan debt should be eligible for discharge in bankruptcy, but, “it’s clear we need to address this problem on several fronts.” The senator said he has introduced a bill that would allow people to discharge private student loan debt, one to address tuition costs and another allowing students to refinance their debt.

Also in an emailed statement, Klobuchar said she is supporting a bill that would allow refinancing and one that would strengthen the federal Pell Grant program, which provides payments- not loans, to students.

The total value of outstanding federal student loans was about $1.2 trillion in the first quarter of 2016, up more than 130 percent from $516 billion in 2007.  From July 2006 to June 2015, interest rates for federal loans ranged from 3.4 to 8.5 percent. They now fall between 4.3 and 6.8 percent.

Those figures are affecting about 42 million Americans with federal loans, not including private student loans. With no relief in bankruptcy, some people are turning to other options.

A woman with approximately $70,000 in student loan debt went to visit a St. Cloud bankruptcy attorney with her husband.  But after leaving the attorney’s office, the couple went upstairs to a divorce lawyer.  It was not because they didn’t love each other anymore, the woman had to be single to qualify for an income-based repayment plan.  That’s the only way they could survive.

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For borrowers who are struggling with student loan debt, relief options are available. Many student loan borrowers are unaware that they have rights and repayment options available to them, such as postponement of loan payments, reduction of payments or even a complete discharge of the debt. It is important you contact an experienced Miami bankruptcy attorney who can advise you of all your options. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy lawyer, Timothy Kingcade knows how to help clients take full advantage of the bankruptcy laws to protect their assets and get successful results. Since 1996 Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. has been helping people from all walks of life build a better tomorrow. Our attorneys help thousands of people every year take advantage of their rights under bankruptcy protection to restart, rebuild and recover. The day you hire our firm, we will contact your creditors to stop the harassment. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.

 

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Obama Administration Unveils NEW Student Loan Forgiveness Program

This week, the Obama administration announced new guidelines for the forgiveness of certain student loans.  The program would forgive student loan debt for those borrowers who were the victims of scams perpetrated by for-profit colleges that used fraudulent or illegal practices to convince students to enroll.  While there are already federal laws in place for this, these new guidelines would make it easier to apply for this type of forgiveness.

If finalized, the new program would go into effect in July 2017. Under the new plan, borrowers would be able to ask for debt forgiveness if they can prove one of the following:

  • The school had a court judgement against it;
  • The school breached their contract with the student;
  • The school made a “substantial misrepresentation” about their offerings, graduate job prospects or the debt the student would accrue.

Under the new proposal, students would be able to request debt forgiveness up to six years following their discovery of the school’s wrongdoing, an increase from the current two-year limit.

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For borrowers who are struggling with student loan debt, relief options are available. Many student loan borrowers are unaware that they have rights and repayment options available to them, such as postponement of loan payments, reduction of payments or even a complete discharge of the debt. It is important you contact an experienced Miami bankruptcy attorney who can advise you of all your options. As an experienced CPA as well as a proven bankruptcy lawyer, Timothy Kingcade knows how to help clients take full advantage of the bankruptcy laws to protect their assets and get successful results. Since 1996 Kingcade & Garcia, P.A. has been helping people from all walks of life build a better tomorrow. Our attorneys help thousands of people every year take advantage of their rights under bankruptcy protection to restart, rebuild and recover. The day you hire our firm, we will contact your creditors to stop the harassment. You can also find useful consumer information on the Kingcade & Garcia website at www.miamibankruptcy.com.