Consumer Debt

10th Circuit Aug 31, 2020

Not All Student Loans Are Nondischargeable, Tenth Circuit Holds

Tenth Circuit joins the Fifth Circuit by holding that student loans are not ‘educational benefits’ under Section 523(a)(8)(A)(ii).
9th Circuit Mar 9, 2020

Two Circuits Hold that a Debt Buyer Can Be a ‘Debt Collector’ Under the FDCPA

Even the dissenter in the Ninth Circuit would not let a debt buyer off the hook if the complaint were properly pleaded.