Sarah Sharer Curley, the first woman appointed to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, warns of a potential surge in bankruptcy filings linked to the Trump administration’s student loan policy. Her book describes a 73-year-old woman facing a student loan debt exceeding $584,000, dating back to the 1970s. In 2025, over 500,000 personal bankruptcy cases were filed in the United States, representing a nearly 50% increase compared to three years prior. Judge Curley explains that Trump’s “big beautiful bill” created unrealistic federal loan caps, pushing students toward private lenders at rates potentially reaching 16%, making repayments unsustainable for most borrowers.
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