Biden Admin Rolls Out ‘Easier’ Process for Student Loan Borrowers to Discharge Debt in Bankruptcy

Biden Admin Rolls Out ‘Easier’ Process for Student Loan Borrowers to Discharge Debt in Bankruptcy
President Joe Biden announces student loan relief in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Aug. 24, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images
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The Department of Justice on Nov. 17 announced a new process that it says will make it easier for individuals struggling with their student loan debt to discharge it in bankruptcy.

“The new process will help ensure consistent treatment of the discharge of federal student loans, reduce the burden on borrowers of pursuing such proceedings and make it easier to identify cases where discharge is appropriate,” the DOJ said in a press release.