Getting started -- Taking out a federal student loan : basic terms and conditions -- Pre-default repayment options -- Postponing repayment on federal student loans -- Pre-default servicing of federal student loans -- Implications of student loan defaults -- Repayment strategies for getting out of federal student loan default -- Federal student loan collection and defenses -- Seizures of income and assets to collect federal student loans -- Statutory discharges based on school misconduct -- Public service loan forgiveness and other profession-related discharges -- Discharges based on disability and death -- Appealing adverse discharge decisions -- Tax implications of student loan discharges -- Discharging student loans in bankruptcy -- Private student loans -- Predatory and for-profit school issues -- Affirmative litigation involving student loans and schools -- Appendices: Federal student loan statutes -- Federal regulations -- Policy guidance and reports -- Student loan forms -- Sample pleadings, letters, and discovery requests -- Directory of guaranty agencies -- NCLC's student loan borrower assistance website -- Useful student loan law websites.
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