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After Bankruptcy

How to Repay Your Student Loan(s) Post-Bankruptcy

We can help you understand and manage the repayment process.


Determine Who Has Your Student Loan(s)

If your student loan(s) was not in default when your bankruptcy case was filed, any balance which remains on the loan(s) after the bankruptcy must be repurchased by a lender. ECMC will request a lender repurchase your student loan(s) from us. Once this transaction is complete, your lender will notify you to set up repayment. In the meantime, you may make voluntary payments toward your outstanding balance at the following address:

ECMC
#8682
P.O. Box 16478
St. Paul, MN 55116-0478

If your loan(s) was in default before you filed bankruptcy, contact your loan holder(s)Loan holderThe institution that holds the title to a loan and therefore has a right to collect on that loan. The holder of Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans may be a lender, a guaranty agency, or the federal government. The holder of Perkins loans may be a school or the federal government. The holder of Federal Direct Loan Program loans is the federal government.. Once you are out of bankruptcy, you are no longer under certain protections and may be subject to the consequences of defaultDefaultStudent loan default is a state of delinquency on student loans occurring when a borrower has not made a payment or payment arrangements on the student loan debt. Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) student loans are considered to be in default after 270 consecutive days of missed payments; default under the Direct Loan Program is 330 consecutive days of missed payments. (Please note: As of July 1, 2010, new federal student loans are originated only through the Direct Loan Program.).

Contact your loan holder(s) to discuss your options. You can also get more information at our Resolving default section.


Impact to Consumer Report

BankruptcyBankruptcyA legal status that grants individuals protection from creditors. Those who file bankruptcy can have the court discharge some or all of their debt (generally, student loans are not considered a dischargeable debt). The process varies depending on whether a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy is filed. may stay on your consumer report for up to 10 years.


Get Additional Help

Please note: If you wish ECMC to discuss your private information with someone other than you or your attorney, please complete and sign a Borrower’s Authorization to Disclose Information (PDF) giving your consent and mail the form directly to us at:

ECMC
P.O. Box 16408
St. Paul, MN 55116-0408