Melissa L. SteinbergSep 29, 20122 minUPDATE: Even Newer Hope for Student Loan BorrowersOn the heels of this week’s discussion of the strategic potential of bankruptcy, even if a significant portion of debt is educational,...
Melissa L. SteinbergSep 28, 20124 minHow Not to Lose Your Discharge Before it’s Even GrantedThe decision to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection has become so momentous, so fraught with what-ifs and what-thens, that the...
Melissa L. SteinbergSep 27, 20125 min“Nondischargeable” student loans: if you can’t beat ’em . . . err, try againIn recent years, the old adage that nothing is certain in life, save death and taxes, has grown to include a third unavoidable certainty:...