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by thathndude 1436 days ago
This is also a salient point. When these lenders know that they can lend out money, it will be back completely by the federal government, and it can’t be discharged in bankruptcy, they have very little incentive not to lend. That completely destroys the standard economics and considerations behind any type of credit
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> When these lenders know that they can lend out money, it will be back completely by the federal government,

Even with nondischargeability for student loans in general, only loans participating in specific federal programs (which have limits, both as to institutions and amounts) were eligible for federal guarantees, and the part of those programs that lenders other than the federal government itself participated in was ended in 2010.