She Had Owed More than $400,000 By Nancy Hull Rigdon, Special to Missouri Lawyers Weekly A 50-year-old woman who owed more than $400,000 in student loans settled the debt for $150,000, with the possibility of getting out for less with consistent monthly payments. This debt was destroying her life and her ability to function, and that is what bankruptcy is for, said attorney Neil Sader, who represented the woman in her suit against Suntrust Bank and Educational Credit Management Corp. The parties agreed to discharge the debt for either $150,000 or $78,607 if she pays $750 per month for up to 10 years, according to a U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri order of judgment from Judge Cynthia Norton. Larry Bork, of Goodell Stratton Edmonds & Palmer, in Topeka, Kan., represented Suntrust Bank and Educational Credit Management Corp. and declined to comment. On July 30, 2012, the…
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