Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2015

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Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2015 Amends the federal bankruptcy code to limit the non-dischargeability, except in cases of undue hardship, of educational loans to those made, insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit, or made under any program funded by a governmental unit or any program for which substantially all of the funds are…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 26, 2015

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2015

Amends the federal bankruptcy code to limit the non-dischargeability, except in cases of undue hardship, of educational loans to those made, insured, or guaranteed by a governmental unit, or made under any program funded by a governmental unit or any program for which substantially all of the funds are provided by a nonprofit institution (thus allowing the discharge of private educational loan indebtedness without the need to show an undue hardship).

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2015

Latest action (Apr 29, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 26, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.