If you have a student loan, you need to take notice of this alarming trend. Some student loan borrowers are finding that their accounts are being placed in default status when the co-borrower dies or files for bankruptcy – – even when the accounts are current. By placing the loans in default, the companies are demanding payment in full. This is placing some student loan borrowers in a financial crisis as they try to deal with large student loan balances.
For more read, “Grads hit with defaults when co-signers die, go bankrupt.”
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