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12Jul
2017

Should I Request Forbearance for my Student Loans?

If you’re struggling to pay your student loans and researching your options, you may be wondering what is student loan forbearance? It’s important to know how it works and the pros and cons to be sure you’re making the ...

19Jun
2017

What You Need to Know About Student Loan Deferment

After taking out federal student loans, most people plan to graduate from school, find a well-paying job and repay their loans. Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned. Between job loss and unexpected expenses, ...

13Jun
2017

Will the IRS Take My Refund for Student Loans?

When it comes to unpaid federal student loans, the federal government has a couple of powerful methods they can use to compel payment: wage garnishment and seizing your tax refund. As effective as these methods are, they can ...

30May
2017

Can They Garnish My Wages for Private Student Loans?

If you’ve missed payments on your student loans, you may be worrying about what happens next. Will the collection agency keep calling me? Will it affect my credit? And perhaps, most concerning, will they garnish my wages? ...

19May
2017

How Does Filing For Bankruptcy Affect Student Loans?

If you’ve been struggling with debt, you may wonder what options are available to you. Negotiating with creditors and consolidating debt are common first steps in getting your finances back under control, but when debt ...

11May
2017

Should You Consider Working With a Student Loan Lawyer?

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by your student loan debt and struggling to get it under control, you should know that you have options. There are several situations in which you may benefit by hiring an attorney specializing ...

05May
2017

PA Debt Collection Laws: What You Should Know

Both the federal government and the State of PA have debt collection laws to protect debtors’ rights. The laws, of course, won’t absolve you of your debts, but they do impose strict practices for parties that collect ...

03Oct
2013

Student loan defaults increasing

I do not get any joy out of being the bearer of bad news.  But here goes.  Unfortunately, statistics released by the Department of Education on Monday of this week indicate that student loan defaults are increasing.  The ...

07Aug
2013

Welcome to StudentLoanLawyerOnline.com

If you are the subject of collection activity on your student loan debt, there is legal recourse available to you if you believe you are being harassed. Federal law prohibits certain abusive and harassing collection ...