2012-04-29 — zerohedge.com
There's little evidence that changing the [2005 Bankruptcy] law would affect the availability of private student loans. In fact, private student lending was expanding rapidly before 2005, when the loans were dischargeable. Then Congress awarded lenders stronger collection powers -- but private student lending fell by two-thirds in just a few years, coinciding with the broader credit crunch.
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A leading financial aid expert, Mark Kantrowitz of the website Finaid.org, doesn't buy the lenders' argument. He says changing the law might slightly increase fees, but lenders make their decisions based on credit scores and macro-economic factors.''
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