Doug Hoyes: And as we've alluded to earlier, the rules for student loans and we're talking specifically about government guaranteed student loans, are different if you go bankrupt or file
a proposal than other debts.
Not exact matches
To file a consumer
proposal you must be insolvent (in
other words owe more
than you own and be unable to repay your
debts) and owe less
than $ 250,000 (excluding your mortgage).
Customers who have filed for bankruptcy, a consumer
proposal or any
other debt relief program can also expect a higher
than average interest rate, because they're deemed to be «high risk» according to lenders.
As Licensed Insolvency Trustees, Sands & Associates are experts in bankruptcy and
debt consolidation — and we file more Consumer
Proposals each year
than any
other BC - based bankruptcy trustee.
In almost all cases however, payments in a consumer
proposal are less
than other debt relief options.
Even if you finished school less
than seven years ago, a consumer
proposal or bankruptcy will allow you to eliminate your
other debts so that you can focus on dealing with your student loans.