Student debt and “undue hardship”
If you are buried deep in debt but your debt is mainly student debt you may want to reconsider bankruptcy since almost all student loans are non-dischargeable. The law is clear when it comes to student loan debt: Unless repayment causes the debtor undue hardship, courts won’t allow discharge of student debt. The above is applicable to Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy too. So in order to be able to get discharged from student debt you’ll need to meet the “undue hardship” requirement. This concept implies an excessive poorness caused by the debt that would affect the ability of the debtor of paying for basic needs. The main difficulty is to prove undue hardship.
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Are Student Loans Dischargeable When You Fill for Bankruptcy?

There are many questions that need to be answered before rushing in to apply for a student loan: Which loan do I need? How much money will I request? How long do I want the loan to last? What if I already have outstanding loans? How about the interest rate? Let’s go step by step and answer these questions before going on:

Loan Types
There are mainly two types of student loans: Government student loans and private student loans. Federal Student Loans come with lower interest rates and are provided without consideration of credit score or history while private student loans carry higher interest rates, have more flexible terms that can be negotiated with the lender and approval is subject to credit checks. In order to get a federal student loan you need to meet several requirements that are not necessary for private student loans.
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How do I Make Sure I get Approved for a Student Loan?

PHOENIX (PRWEB via PR Web Direct) June 22, 2006 – The single-lender rule that prohibited student borrowers from consolidating their student loans with the lender of their choice was repealed June 15, 2006 when President Bush signed into law the emergency supplemental spending package, H.R. 4939. This has paved the way for student borrowers to consolidate their federal student loans with the lender of their choice at low interest rates before the July 1, 2006 rate increase of 1.84 percentage points.

In order to take advantage of the low interest rates, student borrowers now are urged to consolidate before the July 1 deadline, according to NextStudent, the Phoenix-based premier education funding company. The well-established company offers low rates and unmatched benefits and incentives to all student borrowers.
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Single-Lender Rule Repealed; NextStudent Offers Low Student Loan Consolidation Rates