Are you looking for information about your student loan hardship discharge bankruptcy? Below you will find important resources to assist you with better managing or discharging your student loan.
First, you must understand that student load discharges are not impossible. So, don’t assume you can’t discharge your student loan. In fact, there might be an undue hardship discharge available to you.
To receive an undue hardship discharge, you must prove that you can’t afford health care, essential food, shelter, and clothing in addition to paying student loans. Incredibly, every year about 500 people nationwide get this discharge.
Student Loan Hardship Discharge Bankruptcy Resources
Avoid Student Loan Lenders and Servicing Companies
Similar to the IRS, student loan lenders and servicing companies will not tell you how to bankrupt your student loan. Instead, they avoid telling you what you need to know simply because it isn’t in their best interests financially. Of course, they want to make money from you. So, instead of helping you with the right information, they claim that it isn’t possible. Then, they give out inaccurate information—sometimes intentionally lying. They also don’t tell you the correct information that might help you because they want to ensure that you fail.
So, I think you can easily understand that these people do not have your best interests in mind. Instead, you need to look for a good attorney that will answer your questions about how to discharge or manage your student loans. Only by working with a good attorney will you find ways to manage your student loan. Moreover, it might even be partially or 100% dischargeable.
I only comment on Kentucky and Indiana cases. However, if you are in my area, I strongly recommend that you call me today. After all, you don’t know unless you call if you have the requirements to discharge your student loan. Moreover, putting it off only makes things worse, so call me as soon as possible at 502-625-0905. Then, together we will look at your student loan hardship discharge bankruptcy possibilities.
Student Loan Hardship Discharge Bankruptcy Resources
If you don’t find the resources that you need here, continue to search this website to find your answers. You see, I’ve designed this website, Louisville Bankruptcy Attorney, to be a resource for people just like you. Similarly, I also work with other categories of bankruptcy for which you will also find excellent resources on this website. If you have information that you believe is a good addition to this list, please contact us!
⎆ Organizations
- Student Loan Political group: Student Loan Justice.org.
- Student Loans Income Contingent Loan Programs and Repayment Plans: US Department of Education.
- Private Lending at higher than government student loan rates and more misinformation: Sallie Mae Student Loans
- The Go-to Guide for College Financial Aid: FinAid.0rg Student Loan
- Department of Education: www.ed.gov
- Department of Education Ombudsman Office: www.ombudsman.ed.gov
- William D. Ford Direct Loan Program: www.ed.gov/directloan
⎆ Debt Collectors
- Educational Credit Management Corporation: www.ecmc.org
- Be aware that this is one of the most difficult servicing companies that profit by billing the government for its collection efforts.
⎆ Legal Resources
- Code of Federal Regulations: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR)
- United States Code: www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
- Student Loan Corporation Statistics http://studentlendinganalytics.typepad.com/student_lending_analytics/
⎆ Publications
National Consumer Law Center, Student Loan Law: Collections, Intercepts, Deferments, Discharges, Repayment Plans, and Trade School Abuses (2d ed. 2002)
David J. Light, Esq., Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy (2d ed. 1999)
Department of Education ombudsman’s web site is a part of the Studentaid.gov website. Borrowers can submit problems online.
Toll-Free Phone: 877-557-2575
Fax: 202-275-0549
Mail: U.S. Department of Education, FSA Ombudsman, 830 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20202-5144.
Department of Education Publications “Your Federal Student Loans: Learn the Basics and Manage Your Debt ” and “Funding Education Beyond High School.” guides are updated each year and are available in English and Spanish online or by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID.
Student Loan Lenders
A partial list of customer service offices for student loan lenders is below. If you don’t know which agency is holding your loan, check with the Department of Education Ombudsman or the National Student Loan Data System.
⎆ American Student Assistance
Grace Bartini, Ombudsman
Phone: 1-800-999-9080 ext. 4512
Email: bartini@asa.org
• College Assist/Nelnet Guarantor Solutions
Germaine Terry, Ombudsman
Mail: 3015 South Parker Road, Suite 400, Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: (303) 696-3598 (Direct line to ombudsman)
Email: germaine.terry@college-assist.com
⎆ EDFUND/CSAC
The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC), formerly serviced by EdFund, has now transferred its student loan portfolio to ECMC. (see ECMC information below).
⎆ Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC)
Diane Zitur, ECMC Ombudsman
ECMC, Attn: Diane Zitur, PO Box 75906, St. Paul, MN 55175
Phone: 651-325-3015
Email: ombudsman@ecmc.org
⎆ Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation
Ombudsman
Mail: PO Box 7859, Madison, WI 53707-7859
Toll-Free Phone: 866-486-7140
Phone: 608-246-1485
Toll-Free Fax: (800) 749-8537
Email: ombudsman@glhec.org
⎆ Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA)
E. H. Stewart, Jr., Compliance Officer/Ombudsman
Mail: 4 Quakerbridge Plaza, PO Box 549, Trenton, NJ 08625-0549
Phone: 609-588-3351
Fax: 609-588-2427
⎆ Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Ombudsman
Mail: 1755 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
Phone: 800-899-4722
Fax: 847-831-8549
E-mail: isac.studentservices@isac.illinois.gov
⎆ Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
Elaine Brumback, Ombudsman
Mail: KHEAA Ombudsman, PO Box 798, Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: 800-928-8926, Ext: 67278
Email: ebrumback@kheaa.com
⎆ Michigan Guaranty Agency
Pat Fromm, Ombudsman
Mail: Michigan Guaranty Agency, Attn: Pat Fromm, Ombudsman, PO Box 30047, Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 800-MGA-LOAN (642-5626) Ext: 36076
Email: FrommP@michigan.gov
⎆ Missouri Department of Higher Education
Marla Robinson, Ombudsman
Mail: PO Box 1469, Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
Phone: 800-473-6757
Email: info@dhe.mo.gov
⎆ National Education Servicing
Tracy Kaufmann, Ombudsman Contact
Mail: 200 W. Monroe, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 800-345-4325, Ext: 5189
Email: tkaufmann@nationaled.net
⎆ National Student Loan Program
Oscar Huapaya, Associate Ombudsman
Mail: NSLP Ombudsman Office, 1300 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68508
Phone: 800-735-8778, ext. 6814
Email: ombudsman@nslp.org
⎆ NY State Higher Education Services Corporation
Kristine Zaccardo, Agency Ombudsman
Phone: 518-408-0004
Fax: 518-474-2839
Email: kzaccardo@hesc.org
⎆ Oklahoma College Assistance Program (OCAP)
Kim Hetzler, Ombudsman Contact
PO Box 3000, Oklahoma City, OK 73101-3000
Toll-Free Phone: 800-247-0420
Email: khetzler@ocap.org
Program: Sallie Mae
⎆ Customer Advocate Unit – Student Loans of North Dakota
Student Loans of North Dakota
Char Feist, Compliance Officer
Toll-Free Phone: 800-472-2166, Ext: 5753
Phone: 701-328-5753
Email: cfeist@nd.gov
⎆ Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
Luanne Dodge, Ombudsman
P.O. Box 83100, Round Rock, TX 78683-3100
Toll-Free Phone: 800-252-9743 Ext. 4502
More information about TGSLC ombudsman.
⎆ Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority
Michelle Hansen, Ombudsman
Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority
Mail: The Board of Regents Bldg., The Gateway, 60 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Phone: 801-321-7225
Email: mhansen@utahsbr.edu
Legislator Contacts
You might also try contacting your congressional representative or senator’s office for assistance. You can find their names and contact information on-line:
Comparing Student Loan Products
- Student Loan Tips from The Project on Student Debt
- Private Loan Guide from Student Lending Analytics
- Ask the Aid Adviser
- FinAid.org
Helpful Information & Media Resources
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- State PIRGs Higher Education Project
- Inside Higher Education
- Project on Student Debt
- Education Sector’s The Quick and The Ed
Other Student Loan Resources
- Student Loan Collection Defense Lawyer
- Bankrupt or Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy
- Student Loans and Undue Hardship Discharges
Do you need help figuring out your student loan hardship discharge bankruptcy possibilities? Contact my office right away to start the conversation. Nick C. Thompson, Attorney: 502-625-0905
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Louisville Kentucky Bankruptcy Forms
Student Loan Hardship Discharge Bankruptcy Resources
Kentucky Student Loan Attorney
Discharge Private Student Loans in Bankruptcy
If you need help with your bankruptcy, you are in the right place, Contact my office right away to start the conversation. Nick C. Thompson, Attorney: 502-625-0905
