The Issues with Private Student Loans
Americans face difficulties when attempting to reduce their student loan payments in a time of distress, but also when trying to pay them off early....
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Sinking Deeper into the Debt Hole
Even as Americans as a whole have been paying off debt since Lehman's collapse, the debt owed by consumers who have been late paying their bills has increased....
The Kids Are Alright, Credit Card Edition
A more difficult access to credit makes it harder for young borrowers to build their credit files, postponing the day when they become eligible for a mortgage....
Student Debt: Who Has It and Who’s Worried about It?
A fifth of Americans aged 20 or older carry student debt and 57% of them are concerned that they may not be able to pay it back... And for good reason....
Dissecting $1.2T of Student Debt
As of May 2013, the total of the outstanding student debt in the US was about $1.2 trillion. Just over $1 trillion is federal loans; the rest is private loans....