Speakers
Jeena Cho
JC Law Group PC
Alison Cordova
Lead Attorney, McCarthy Law PLC
Topics
Student loan default rates have nearly doubled, and yet the average student loan debt per household continues to rise. There are options for discharging both public and private student loans through bankruptcy or debt settlement. These are the only practical solutions for consumers besides government forgiveness and repayment programs.
• Current climate for discharging loans through bankruptcy and negotiated settlement.
• Review recent bankruptcy discharge decisions and understand the circumstances that lead to success.
• Options for delay and protection under a Chapter 13 repayment plan.
• What is a negotiated settlement, how does it work, and what type of results are possible?
• When is bankruptcy right versus negotiated settlement?
• Little known forgiveness options outside of bankruptcy and settlement.