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Can You Use Bankruptcy To Get College Transcripts? - Cibik Law

Can You Use Bankruptcy To Get College Transcripts?

Bankruptcy can help in a lot of ways. One less well-known benefit is to free up a copy of a college transcript to use for employment or future school applications, when you can’t afford to pay the college back right now.

As of 2015, Americans owe more in student loan debt than credit cards. And a growing portion of that debt is in default. In some cases, your former college will be a servicer of those loans for a state lender. Or the college is owed money from some other account, like room and board or part of tuition. In those cases, the college will sometimes hold the transcript hostage to satisfaction of the debt or at least reasonable payment arrangements.

You can’t blame the college for trying to do its part to support the financial system that keeps it alive. But when the former student files bankruptcy, the rules change. When the bankruptcy is filed, an automatic stay is typically created. The stay prevents a creditor from taking any action to collect the debt owed without the court’s permission.

The automatic stay is a broad and powerful tool. Recently, a Bankruptcy Judge concluded that a college withholding a transcript to force payment of a debt was a violation of the stay and the only question was what damages would be ordered.

The Judge concluded that it did not matter that the student loan owed to the college would not be wiped out in the bankruptcy. It mattered that the college continued to use this tool to “encourage” payment. And that’s enough to get the college into trouble.

So keep this in mind. Getting your transcript freed up may not be a good enough reason to consider bankruptcy. As we say, don’t drive a nail with a sledgehammer. But if your debt load is a problem – which is likely if you have college loan problems – then it may be worth exploring how bankruptcy could benefit you.

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