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can student loans be discharged with Citi




Can anybody answer the question, can student loans be discharged in a 7 or

13? The loans are with Citi

I live in California.
These loans will be discharged in the ordinary course of your chapter 7 or

13 bankruptcy case.

ยง 523. Exceptions to discharge(a) A discharge under section 727, 1141,

1228(a), 1228(b), or 1328(b) of this title does not discharge an individual

debtor from any debt (8) for an educational benefit overpayment or loan

made, insured or guaranteed by a governmental unit, or made under any

program funded in whole or in part by a governmental unit or nonprofit

institution, or for an obligation to repay funds received as an educational

benefit, scholarship or stipend, unless excepting such debt from discharge

under this paragraph will impose an undue hardship on the debtor and the

debtor's dependents....

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES / LEGISLATIVE STATEMENTS: Section 523(a)(8)

represents a compromise between the House bill and the Senate amendment

regarding educational loans. This provision is broader than current law

which is limited to federally insured loans. Only educational loans owing

to a governmental unit or a nonprofit institution of higher education are

made nondischargeable under this paragraph.

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