The executor should talk with the bank. The estate has to pay off the debts. If the estate cannot do so, they distribute as best they can. If the court approves the distribution, the debts are ended.
When the primary borrower of a car loan dies, the responsibility for the loan typically transfers to their estate. The estate may need to use assets to pay off the remaining balance of the loan, or the loan may need to be refinanced by a co-signer or beneficiary.
If the loan is secured, then the collateral is returned to the bank. If the loan is unsecured, like a credit card, then the bank submits the balance to the estate of the deceased.
When a parent dies, a Parent PLUS loan is typically discharged, meaning the remaining balance is forgiven and the responsibility for repayment is no longer passed on to the child or the deceased parent's estate.
Unless there is insurance to pay the loan the estate of the deceased will pay it. If there is no estate, the lender is out of luck.
The estate pays the debt
When the primary borrower of a car loan dies, the responsibility for the loan typically transfers to their estate. The estate may need to use assets to pay off the remaining balance of the loan, or the loan may need to be refinanced by a co-signer or beneficiary.
If the loan is secured, then the collateral is returned to the bank. If the loan is unsecured, like a credit card, then the bank submits the balance to the estate of the deceased.
When a parent dies, a Parent PLUS loan is typically discharged, meaning the remaining balance is forgiven and the responsibility for repayment is no longer passed on to the child or the deceased parent's estate.
If there are no assets in the estate the lender is out of luck as to having the loan paid off, however, it can repossess the automobile.
Unless there is insurance to pay the loan the estate of the deceased will pay it. If there is no estate, the lender is out of luck.
Yes, unless the loan is settled by the estate.
If the student dies, the loan dies with him/her. It's all in the fine print of the Master Promissory Note.
The estate will have two specific choices: Pay off the loan with the money in the estate. Sell the house and pay off the loan.
The estate of the person who dies is responsible for paying off the debt.
The estate pays the debt
The loan must be paid out of the estate (sell of home, life insurance policy, etc...) Otherwise, the estate will be held up in litigation and will not be closed or the beneficiaries will be forced to pay the loan.
The loan could be held as a claim against the estate. Such things can cause an estate to take many years to settle.