Trump Administration Moves to Make It Harder for Defrauded Students to Erase Debt
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Heightened Pleading Requirements Kick In on Nondischargeability for Fraud, Circuit Says
Merely pleading a false statement under oath won’t beat a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, Fifth Circuit says.
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Prejudgment Interest at the Higher State Rate Can Be Ok on Nondischargeability
A nondischargeability judgment under Section 523 doesn’t require prejudgment interest at the lower federal rate.
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A Destitute Debtor Succeeds in Discharging Student Loans
Holding two advanced degrees didn’t bar the discharge of student loans.
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Notice Can Be Ok if Given to Attorney Who Represented Creditor Four Years Earlier
Fraudulent intent can’t be inferred from failure to disclose assets that became worthless before bankruptcy, Tenth Circuit says.
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Judges Wouldn’t Consider Forgiving Crippling Student Loans—Until Now
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