What Happens To A Student Loan If The Student Dies?

What happens if you go to uni and get a student loan then die after about a year of uni what happens to the loan? Will it disappear or will it have to be payed back by someone else?

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6 Comments so far »

  1. John said

    am January 5 2010 @ 10:12 pm

    Read the promissory note or the terms and conditions of the loan you took out.
    With some loans, the loan company can to put in a request for payment from the estate. If his/her estate can’t pay it, they might come after you. You should not make any payments, or even agree to make any payments, until you are sure you have to repay the loan.

  2. deliriou said

    am January 6 2010 @ 12:09 am

    There is actually a status code for this on the NSLDS website. If you look up a student’s loans and under STATUS it says DD, it means defaulted and died. The executor of the dead person’s estate would have to go through the lender’s process to get the loan legally discharged due to death of the student in order to wipe the slate clean and these forms can be found , usually on your lender’s website.

  3. llulu_le said

    am January 6 2010 @ 4:10 am

    Wow, good question. I’m not sure but, assuming the student is at least 21 by the time they graduate and have interest beginning to accumulate, my guess is the debt would be pardoned …?

  4. asteroid vs mars said

    am January 6 2010 @ 9:59 am

    That would be awful.
    I think the parent/legal guardian would be responsible to pay the loan back.. but maybe they would give a reduction of the credit due to the circumstances?

  5. Cookiemo said

    am January 6 2010 @ 4:53 pm

    That a horrible thing to think about, but i think the legal guardian of the student would have to pay it back not 100% sure.

  6. address man said

    am January 6 2010 @ 7:36 pm

    Why are you worrying about this? Concentrate on getting through school, not dying.

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