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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1976
A report on the Guaranteed Student Loan Amendments (H.R. 14070) to Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 considers the problems behind and implications of the loan program. Chief among the problems are the default rate, access to loans, the schools as lenders, and the role of the states in administering the program. Changes recommended…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Information Needs
Peer reviewedAhart, Alan M. – American Bankruptcy Law Journal, 1978
Section 439A of the Education Amendments of 1976 restricts the dischargeability of federal student loans to cases of "undue hardship." The origin, applications, and legal procedures involved in Section 439A and in Section 523(a) of the new Bankruptcy Code are examined and suggestions are made for determining the meaning of "undue…
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
