Student-Loan Steps Urged to Prevent Defaults When Co-Signers Die

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Some private student loan borrowers whose co-signers die are facing automatic default, even if their loans are in good standing, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a report.

The consumer bureau, which oversees private student loans, outlined the practice today in releasing a midyear report on student-loan complaints.