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Can you get rid of your student loans by filing for bankruptcy?

  • Written by Brent Evans, Assistant Professor of Public Policy & Higher Education, Vanderbilt University
Borrowers looking to eliminate student loan debt through bankruptcy have to clear a series of high hurdles.zimmytws/Getty Images

Paying back student loans is not an easy thing to do. One out of every 5 borrowers with outstanding student loan debt has fallen behind their payments.

There are several ways borrowers can get help to deal with their debt...

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