Student loans are difficult, but not impossible, to discharge in bankruptcy. To do so, you must show that payment of the debt "will impose an undue hardship on you and your dependents."

Courts use different tests to evaluate whether a particular borrower has shown an undue hardship. A common test is the Brunner test which requires a showing that

1) the debtor cannot maintain, based on current income and expenses, a "minimal" standard of living for the debtor and the debtor's dependents if forced to repay the student loans;

2) additional circumstances exist indicating that this state of affairs is likely to persist for a significant portion of the repayment period of the student loans; and

3) the debtor has made good faith efforts to repay the loans. (Brunner v. New York State Higher Educ. Servs. Corp., 831 F. 2d 395 (2d Cir. 1987). Not all courts use this test. Some courts will be more flexible, some less.

If you can successfully prove undue hardship, your student loan will be completely canceled. Filing for bankruptcy also automatically protects you from collection actions on all of your debts, at least until the bankruptcy case is resolved or until the creditor gets permission from the court to start collecting again.

Assuming you can discharge your student loan debt by proving hardship, bankruptcy may be a good option for you. It is a good idea to first consult with a lawyer or other professional to understand other pros and cons associated with bankruptcy. For example, a bankruptcy can remain part of your credit history for ten years. There are costs associated with filing for bankruptcy as well as a number of procedural hurdles. There are also limits on how often you can file for bankruptcy.

How to Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy Whether a student loan is discharged based on hardship is not automatically determined in the bankruptcy process. You must file a petition (called an adversary proceeding) to get a determination. This sample gives you an idea of what your complaint should look like.

If you already filed for bankruptcy, but did not request a determination of undue hardship, you may reopen your bankruptcy case at any time in order to file this proceeding. You should be able to do this without payment of an additional filing fee. Chapter 7 of NCLC's Student Loan Law manual includes extensive information about discharging student loans in bankruptcy.

UNDUE HARDSHIP EXAMPLES It is up to the court to decide whether you meet the "undue hardship" standard. Here are a few examples of successful and unsuccessful cases.

1. A 58 year old I.R.S. employee making about $38,000/year was able to get his loans discharged. He had taken out the loans to attend a chiropractic program which he never completed. His overall expenses were about equal to his income. He was able to show that it was unlikely that his income would increase until his planned retirement at age 65. He was single with no dependents and had health problems. The court found that he had acted in good faith even though he had never made any voluntary student loan payments. 2. A college-educated married couple proved undue hardship and were able to discharge their loans. They both worked, but had income barely above poverty level. 

The court noted that the borrowers worked in worthwhile, although low-paying careers. One worked as a teacher's aide and the other as a teacher working with emotionally disturbed children. Even with a very frugal budget, they had $400 more a month in expenses than income. Their expenses included $100 mont hly tuition to send their daughter to private school. Relatives paid for most of this and the couple testified that they objected to the public school's corporeal punishment policy. In agreeing to discharge the loans, the court also found that the couple had acted in good faith because they asked about the possibility of a more affordable repayment plan. Not all courts are as sympathetic to borrowers who work in low-paying careers.

 For example, one borrower was denied a discharge because he worked as a cellist for an orchestra and taught music part-time. The court suggested that this borrower could find higher-paying work. Another court came up with the same result for a pastor. The court found that it was the borrower's choice to work as a pastor for a start-up church rather than try to find a higher paying job. 3. A number of courts have granted discharges in cases where the borrower did not benefit from the education or went to a fraudulent school. 4. There have been mixe d results when borrowers have tried to show that their financial difficulties will persist into the future. For example, one court found that a borrower's alcoholism was not an insurmountable problem, but some borrowers have won these cases. In one case, a borrower's testimony about her mental impairment, including evidence that she received Social Security benefits, was enough to convince the court of undue hardship. The court agreed with the borrower that her ongoing mental illness was likely to continue to interfere with her ability to work. Even if you cannot prove undue hardship, you still might want to consider repaying your student loans through a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan.

A Direct Consolidation Loan allows a borrower to consolidate (combine) multiple federal student loans into one loan. The result is a single monthly payment instead of multiple monthly payments.

Make sure to carefully consider whether loan consolidation is the best option for you. While loan consolidation can simplify loan repayment and lower your monthly payment, it also can significantly increase the total cost of repaying your loans. Consolidation offers lower monthly payments by giving you up to 30 years to repay your loans. But, if you increase the length of your repayment period, you'll also make more payments and pay more in interest than you would otherwise. In fact, in some situations, consolidation can double your total interest expense. If you don't need monthly payment relief, you should compare the cost of repaying your unconsolidated loans against the cost of repaying a consolidation loan.

You also should take into account the impact of l osing any borrower benefits offered under repayment plans for the original loans. Borrower benefits from your original loan, which may include interest rate discounts, principal rebates, or some loan cancellation benefits, can significantly reduce the cost of repaying your loans. You may lose those benefits if you consolidate.

Once your loans are combined into a Direct Consolidation Loan, they cannot be removed. That's because the loans that were consolidated have been paid off and no longer exist. Take the time to study the pros and cons of consolidation before you submit your application.

For additional information, you can view the Checklist Tool for Consolidation or visit www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov.

What kinds of loans can be consolidated?

Most federal student loans are eligible for consolidation, including subsidized and unsubsidized Direct and FFEL Stafford Loans, Direct and FFEL PLUS Loans, Supplemental Lo ans for Students (SLS), Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Nursing Loans, Health Education Assistance Loans, and some existing consolidation loans. Private education loans are not eligible for consolidation. If you are in default, you must meet certain requirements before you can consolidate your loans.

Note: A PLUS Loan made to the parent of a dependent student cannot be transferred to the student. Therefore, a student who is applying for loan consolidation cannot include his or her parent's PLUS Loan.

For a complete list of the federal student loans that can be consolidated, contact the Direct Loan Origination Center's Consolidation Department by calling 1-800-557-7392 or visit www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov. TTY users may call 1-800-557-7395.

Note: Before July 1, 2010, Stafford, PLUS, and Consolidation Loans were also made by private lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFELSM) Program. As a result o f recent legislation, no further loans will be made under the FFEL Program beginning July 1, 2010. All new Stafford, PLUS, and Consolidation Loans will come directly from the U.S. Department of Education under the Direct Loan Program.

When can I consolidate my loans?

Generally, you are eligible to consolidate after you graduate, leave school, or drop below half-time enrollment.

What are the requirements to consolidate a loan?

To qualify for a Direct Consolidation Loan:

* You must have at least one Direct Loan or Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) that is in grace or repayment.
* You can consolidate most defaulted education loans if you make satisfactory repayment arrangements with the current loan servicer(s) or agree to repay your new Direct Consolidation Loan under the Income Contingent Repayment Plan or the Income Based Repayment Plan.
* If you have a Direct Consolidati on Loan, you cannot consolidate again unless you include an additional FFEL or Direct Loan. If you have a FFEL Consolidation Loan you also may be able to consolidate again under certain circumstances. For additional details, go to www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov.

If you consolidate your loans, you do not need to pay any application fees and you will not be charged any prepayment penalties.

What is the interest rate?

A Direct Consolidation Loan has a fixed interest rate for the life of the loan. The fixed rate is based on the weighted average of the interest rates on the loans being consolidated, rounded up to the nearest one-eighth of 1% and cannot exceed 8.25%.

How do I apply for a Direct Consolidation Loan?

There are several ways that you can apply for a Direct Consolidation Loan:
* Apply online at www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov
* Download a paper copy of the application and pro missory note at www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov
* Apply over the phone if you have all Direct Loans � 1-800-557-7392
* Request an application package be mailed to you by:
o Calling 1-800-557-7392 (TDD 1-800-557-7395) or 334-206-7400 (outside the USA)
o E-mailing consolidation@mail.eds.com

When do I begin repayment?

Repayment of a Direct Consolidation Loan begins immediately upon disbursement of the loan. (Your first payment will be due within 60 days.) The payback term ranges from 10 to 30 years, depending on the amount of education debt being repaid and the repayment plan you select. Direct Consolidation Loans that include parent PLUS loans are not eligible for the Income-Based Repayment Plan. For additional details on repayment plans available for Direct Consolidation Loans, go to the Loan Consolidation Web site or check with your loan servicer.

Repayment Plans�There are several repayment plans that are designed to meet the different needs of individual borrowers. You will receive more detailed information on your repayment options when you consolidate your loan. To learn more about repayment plans, go to the Repayment Information page on this Web site.

What if I have trouble repaying the loan?

Under certain circumstances, you can receive a deferment or forbearance that allows you to temporarily stop or lower the payments on your loan. For more information, go to the Repayment Information page on this Web site.

Can my loan be cancelled (discharged)?

Yes, but only under a few circumstances.

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Today, more than ever, it is often necessary to take out one or several college student loans in order to get a degree and be eligible for higher paying jobs and upwardly mobile positions. Usually, one loan is not enough to cover everything from tuition fees, school supplies, and books to boarding expenses and everyday expenses. Most students end up having more than one college student loan to get them through their schooling years. The problem with this is that before a student is even ready and earning enough to manage on his own, his student loans become due for payment. It definitely could get discouraging to have to be bogged down financially because of these student loan repayments they do not know where to get money for.
There is no single solution that would be best for all cases so it is best for you to consult a professional to help you determine if loan consolidation is indeed the best solution for your particular case. It shuffling around your financial resources and sacrificing on certain expense items is all you need to do in order to have enough money to pay for your regular college student loan repayments, it might not be a wise idea to have your loans consolidated. If, however, there really is a problem with your income stream that affects the availability of enough funds to cover all your loan repayments, it is time for you to consider your options at loan consolidation. As you might likely have availed of several types of student loans, you have to make sure that the kind of loan consolidation instrument that you choose to avail of qualifies most of your student loans. Otherwise, you might not achieve your goal of limiting your loan repayments to a manageable n umber.
A lot of financial institutions offer loan consolidation for student loans whether they are private student loans or federal student loans. It would be to your best interest to scout around for the ones that offer the best deals in terms of interest rates and tenors. Look also for those that do not carry much in terms of penalties and charges. Note that a consolidated loan would entail a longer term and would involve a long-term relationship with your consolidator. As such, you have to make sure that you carefully choose the institution with which you will transact with for your college student loan consolidation facility.
You are not alone in your financial burden. There are others like you who are in the same predicament. What will set you apart from those who fail to put their finances in order is the decision to do something today. There are people and institutions who extend their help to students and graduates who want to start their lives right by making sure that they are able to responsibly meet their financial obligations. Whether you simply need a financial advisor to come up with a personal financial management plan or a financial institution to provide you a more convenient loan instrument is a matter that you will have to deal with right away or your finances will end up in a tangled mess that will be difficult to unravel.

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Bad credit student loans are not impossible to have. These are just hard to acquire and thus may require a considerable amount of persistence and varying degrees of difficulty, depending on the country where the seeker lives.

In Canada for example, Bad credit student loans are not too much of a problem because the government seems to recognize the fact that the student applying is likely still in the process of building up his or her credit history. Such leniency may also be found to some extent with the U.S. government, but in terms of degrees, the Canadian government is more lenient in evaluating Horrible credit education loans.

Poor credit education loans in a Nutshell

Bad credit student loans are nothing but applications sent in by student wannabes who have a rather shaky credit rating but are still w illing to try their luck either for experience's or desperation's sake. Again, the degree of difficulty is an important matter here, as applicants of Poor credit college loans may be without any credit track. On the other extreme of the Horrible credit education loans spectrum are the extremely problematic persons who are neck-deep in debt or worse. Who has a bigger or lesser problem depends on the entity that grants the Poor credit student loans. The prospective student might cast his or her lot with a small, non-prestigious school that offers a loan in tandem with a local cooperative or credit union.

The Pitfalls of Terrible credit school loans Taking the Short-Term Loan Route

If the previous option for Poor credit student loans were absent, the next avenue to try is the short-term loan avenue that is usually available in most highly urbane locales of the world. Companies like Money Mart, LoanMax or 310Loan are not classified as legal loan sharks for no reason. They definitely charge very high interest rates, yet if these firms are flexible enough to provide Terrible credit college loans, some individuals might just bite the bullet. However, the loan terms such as repayment and all, might be almost suicidal for the debtor. In addition, most short-term loan providers seldom venture into the business of giving Terrible credit school loans, although there are always exceptions. If certain debtors must absolutely settle for this kind of arrangement, the interest rate and the repayment window are matters to consider with eagle eyes.

For bad credit student loans taking the s hort-term loan route, the settlement could be horrendous if not almost life threatening. With enough persistence, the individual might come across non-profit or charity organizations in the community that may offer reprieve. Again, this is on a case-to-case basis and it takes a seasoned hunter of Poor credit education loans to make the grade. To succeed in this avenue, it is imperative to have strong ties to the community or at the very least, to have the instinct to find a lead or leads in the community center where one lives. Who knows, non-profits might have existing arrangements to help marginalized residents, and might offer Terrible credit education loans to young people who show a strong determination to rise above their welfare situation.

Finding Terrible credit school loans in Non-Profits

It is apparent that Terrible credit education loans do not come served on a platter; rather, finders must demonstrate enough diligence to spot them. However, to think that the lower one is on the financial totem pole, the lesser one's chance is in securing Horrible credit school loans, is a self-defeatist, myopic viewpoint that closes all avenues even before the search begins. For the truth is, there are organizations out there likely to support the dream of a young person to better his or herself through education. For many generations, it has been hammered in the heads of individuals that education is definitely a way out of the rut or the pits. Certainly, there are likely to be organizations somewhere that are localized as well as exclusively cater to th e needs only of the most financially vulnerable individuals to rise above their existing dire situation. For single individuals who are just getting started with their lives or careers, Terrible credit education loans represent a significant step towards finally starting to move up the ladder.

Bad credit college loans in a Time of Bankruptcy

Even bankruptcy might offer a way out of pecuniary woes, if handled properly. The trustee might be able to swing the idea that his or her client will be in a better financial situation if given access to Horrible credit student loans rather than being restricted. Thrust into this situation, Horrible credit student loans may well be the sole lifeline of the loan seeker. For the truth is, parts of school loans are frequently used by desperate individuals to tide themselves over when the going gets rough.

When Terrible credit college loans Turn Into a Cat and Mouse Game

Of course, when the time of reckoning comes, the debtors will have to account for every penny from the government or financial institution. Regardless, there will always be those who will keep putting off realizing the consequences of their actions until the last-minute before being audited. Some people do get away with Bad credit student loans when the credit reporting agencies are lax like a hockey goalie who is not paying attention to the game. For example, it can happen that a different bank may be the sole party granting the much-needed loan, one, which the applicant has not dealt with all his or her life.

However, it may also work the other way, sort of like a fish getting caught by the mouth, when a loan finder does not even take the time to read the entire contract. As it turns out, the same bank that the person has trouble with ends up being at the other end of the line, leading to a case of Horrible credit education loans taking a turn for the worse. The result is not only is the individual on the hook for debts previously owed, he or she also gets turned down, sudden-death style. Who knows, the applicant might even get sued for attempting to subvert the process.

Finally, it is a bad idea to succeed at one of those bad credit student loans, only to abscond them by moving to remote places such as another state or country. The bottom-line is, do not pay back a gesture of goodwill with a motion to defraud.

Some of us have taken federal study loans to help them through their college degree or Doctorate courses. This is necessary as college education course fees has increased by around 40% over the last decade, but postgraduate education and upgrading is required to be attractive in the job search.
Private finance firms have been noticing a big increase in the number of folks borrowing money to invest in a good university education, but the number of applicants having difficulties clearing their study loans are also concurrently increasing. Your private student debt consolidation firm can work with your education loan providers to negotiate a new settlement plan that can be more servicable with your current level of spare funds.

Such student credit counseling is also helpful in teaching you how to save money over loan issues, such that you do not make the mistake with high cost personal lo ans with bad credit and other types of very bad credit refinance in the long run. When you have to service various study loan repayments at different debt interest fees and loan repayment periods, it is definitely a tough distraction.
After you consolidate education loans, you only have to repay a single new loan from your finance company. This can remove all the trouble from having to remember the several payment due dates and writing many checks every month. Nevertheless, you need to take note on how your student loans are being consolidated. Is it based on using a new unsecured personal loan? Although all your remaining student loans are being repaid right away, your new secured debt consolidation loans may also present a high interest for you.
For example, if you use your house and car as loan pledge, that mea ns you may lose your assets if you cannot service the monthly bill payments in future. To stop any study loan consolidation difficulties in the long run, be sure to read carefully over the contract terms when applying for any loan broker for a new loan. Do not be too confident and think that you can quickly become debt free by choosing a monthly bill repayment amount that is around 50% of your earnings. That is too high and you will not be able to repay it for more than a few months. Then again, do not consolidate education loans so that you can modify the loan period to over 20, 30 years either. You may lose a lot of money over interest fees if you drag your feet over the bill repayment.

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If you're attempting to get personal student loans with bad credit, you may possibly experience like its hopeless. Whilst it is extra difficult if you dont have any credit score or your credit score score is much less than best, there are means to be in a position to get the funds you need to have for schooling.

Numerous men and women who require capital for training opt for applying private student prestamos con mal credito loans. Poor credit can make the course of action much more hard, but not unattainable. Though absolutely everyone wants to be in a position to do elements independently, picking out to get a co-signer could be the quickest choice for your requirements.

Personal Pupil Loans Lousy Credit score The Major Remedy

Gaining another person to cosign for personal pupil loans can guide you get much better curiosity prices, comprehensive your educations, and boost your economic potential for existence. Its a confirmed actuality that prestamos con mal credito individuals with greater training are larger wage earners through their lives. Extra generally than not family members are the ones who will help these trying to get personal pupil loans with bad credit score.

The mortgage sector has modified to the extent that finding a mortgage with negative credit is not as tricky as in the previous. Although the curiosity rates could be a bit greater, it is nevertheless possible to get loans even if you have undesirable credit score.

Quite a few consumers will use unique forms of collateral to try to finance their education, or educations for their kids. Its important to contemplate the sum of time it will get to complete the education. In common its in credibly complicated to be able to continue these forms of loans all through the whole four yr period of schooling.

Thats why its improved to try out to get a relatives member or near good friend to co-indication for personal student loans. Lousy credit score doesnt often near the door with relatives and associates. If youre determined and really serious about completing your training and increasing your economic future, theyre extra than possible to do what they can to guide.

Borrowing the cash you have to have for schooling functions can also involve living expenditures, dollars for transportations, and other normal wants. Using personal pupil loans to cover these expenses can assistance to absolutely free your time to focus on studying, alternatively of operating two or three component time jobs to consider to make ends meet.

Education nowadays has become a must. Because if you are well educated then only you can get a good job where you can make your carrier. In other words Ones future is depended entirely on this/her studies.
So to make your carrier best you will have to study in the best universities. For this you need lots of cash. So at such time you can take the help of poor credit student loans which is specially designed for you.
The standard amount authorized for students ranges from 1000 to 25000 for a period of 1-10 years. The repayment period cannot be extended by the borrower at his own will. If he does so, he is charged a fine.
They provide financial aid for all students who want to pursue a regular course or any professional degrees. The funds borrowed may be used to purchase books, for educational fees, examination expenditures and so on.
He must make sure that the data submitted is true in all aspects. The lender will verify this information, after he is convinced that the borrower is in a position to repay the loan. If your application is accepted, the funds are transferred to the borrowers account.
The request process is very easy. The credit applicant is required to fill an application form giving all the necessary details. The form contains details such as the applicants name, address and other personal details.
Poor credit student loans are aids that help the student overcome all the obstacles that situate in the lane of his learning career.

Education is said to be the most important part in child's life in today's world. However to make your child's carrier most excellent you need to have sufficient money. Since you are a poor creditor and have a poor credit score. It becomes difficult for you to valid for an advance. During such situations you can approach to poor credit student loans. Which can be a solution to your difficulties?
Why to let go your child's opportunity only for cash. Poor credit student loans are specially meant for the students and for their future. The amount given by the lender to the borrower ranges from 1000-25000 and so the time given will be for 1 to 10 years.
These finances can be in the form of secured as well as unsecured:
Secured finance
In secured credit the applicant has to place some security as collateral. For this he is charged with a low rate of interest. If the applicant fails to pay back the money on time then his property will be at risk.
Unsecured finance:
Similarly in unsecured credit the applicant does not have to place collateral. Likewise there is no risk for the applicant. Hence the interest charged is also high.
An individual with a bad credit history, debts and defaults, late payment, payment overdue, IVA, bankruptcy, insolvency, arrears, CCJs, foreclosures and so on can also apply for such finance as there is no credit cheque.
Here there are some eligibility criteria that the students have to fulfill. The student has to be a citizen of UK. He/she or the guardian has to be minimum 18 years f age. He/she or the guardian has to have an active bank account and should have a fixed job with a regular income.
The online mode of submission provides basic services connecting few complications in endorsement procedures. At the same time, this mode has gained popularity due to its easy availability.
All the applicant has to do is submit all the details to the lender. Here the lender will verify all the details are correct or not and will provide you with the finance. The benefit of this service is that you can choose the lender of your choice. It is free of cost.

There has been increase awareness among the people about higher education. But the issues that concern most are the increasing expenses in the society and persons having bad credit history. So, having realized the demands and necessities of the people poor credit student loans are introduced. The poor credit student loans have been influencing lives of students by providing finance to meet the education related expenses.

Poor Credit Student Loans are structured in a way so that persons having poor credits like CCJs, defaults, arrears, late-payments and such can easily borrow the money for higher education. Though it is necessary to pledge property for the approval of poor credit student loans and also it makes the approval process easier. But provisions are amended and implemented for persons who are reluctant and do not have property to provide. Thus, it has been made possible that poor credit student loans can be approved according to their ability to place collateral.

As the rate of interest is directly proportional to the monthly installments so a slight increase in the rate will ascend the monthly burden. The best policy to make the repayment burden rational is being savvy while looking for the rate of interest despite poor credit student loans are offered at reasonable rate of interest. The repayment term cannot be ignored as it is tabled to make the repayment burden easy for the borrowers despite it totally depends upon the loan amount, use of collateral, monthly installments etc.

The funds of poor credit student loans can be utilized for meeting many purposes like student€s accommodation, books, computer, and such. All the expenses are enfolded in a single loan so that borrowers can easily meet the demands and continue their studies. Besides meeting the expenses poor credit can take the opportunity of rebuilding his deteriorated financial status with the help of poor credit student loans. Approval of poor credit student loans are now possible through online application which facilitates to approve lenders within less time in comparison to traditional approaches. So, take the help of student loans and plan for your bright future.