Legal Opinion
In Re Sandra Jane Frushour, Debtor. Educational Credit Management Corporation v. Sandra Jane Frushour
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 30, 2005No. 19-4729PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge.
A debtor in bankruptcy cannot discharge government-guaranteed educational loans through the normal channels. Congress instead protected the financial integrity of the student-loan program by precluding a debtor from discharging these loans unless the debtor would endure an “undue hardship” in remaining obligated to repay them. See 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8) (2000). The bankruptcy court held that the debtor in this case satisfied the undue hardship requirement, and the district court affirmed.
We hold that the debtor failed to prove undue hardship both because she…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In Re Marjorie Jo Faish, Debtor. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Marjorie Jo FaishCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp. (In Re Brunner)District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- In Re: Nanci Anne Long Debtor. Nanci Anne Long v. Educational Credit Management CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
- Hemar Insurance v. CoxCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by127 opinions
- Chevron Corporation v. Aaron PageCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2014
- Roth v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Roth)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Educational Credit Management Corp. v. Mosley (In Re Mosley)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Educational Credit Management Corp. v. Mosko (In Re Mosko)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
- Spence v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Spence)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
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