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I didn't summarize the whole article because that wasn't relevant to my points.
My points were.
Fasfa contract says it can't be reduced with bankruptcy but article gave two examples of when it has been.
One due to the institution being shut down. The other from owing a high amount and being older.
Everyone involved was not wealthy. Otherwise they wouldn't have the debt in the first place. So I didn't think that was relevant to mention.
I'm not sure that two examples is enough to convince me that this is possible for more people to get this exception made for their student loan debt.
But maybe with the loss of the loan forgiveness program, people can make a stronger case for it.
Not being older but having a history of making a good faith effort to repay the loans. So they happen to be older.
Really - it's all outlined here: https://www.justice.gov/d9/pages/attachments/2022/11/17/student_loan_discharge_guidance_-_fact_sheet_0.pdf
Nowhere does it say "old" or "poor" though those conditions may coincide with other criteria.