Adding some nuance to the national conversation about student loan debt, a new study finds that students attending community college who are offered and take out loans may actually be setting themselves up for success.
Topics: Student loans
Ad campaign taps Instagram influencers to push FAFSA completion
The Education Department has enlisted Instagram users with large followings to encourage students to fill out the FAFSA.
Adults 60+ struggling with student loan debt amid sharp increase
The total amount of student loan debt held by Americans age 60 and older jumped by 161 percent between 2010 and 2017, shifting “the traditional arc of adult life for many Americans.”
Government shutdown creates uncertainty for financial aid applicants and recipients, graduates seeking to repay loans
The government shutdown is disrupting students’ ability to pay tuition, file for FAFSA, and pay off student loans after graduation.
Student loan debt hits $1.465 trillion, sparks questions about economic risks
The amount of student loan debt has hit $1.465 trillion—and has more than doubled since the end of the recession in 2009.
Loan program has parents of college students borrowing more, struggling to repay
Parents of college students are taking on bigger Parent PLUS loans and defaulting more frequently, a Brookings Institution report finds.
Following resignation, federal student loan watchdog launches borrower protection center
Seth Frotman, the former student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has launched a nonprofit to monitor and help reform the student loan system.
Three questions Bloomberg’s $1.8B gift to Hopkins raises about college access and affordability
Michael Bloomberg’s gift, which brings his lifetime giving to Hopkins to $3.3 billion, will allow the school to establish need-blind admissions and eliminate loans from financial aid packages. But it also raises questions about the role of private philanthropy in addressing college access and affordability.
Analysis maps the uneven geography of student debt
An interactive map shows how the student debt burden disproportionately affects zip codes with less economic opportunity.
Report examines student debt by state, racial disparities in default rates
New analyses highlight average debt levels by state, disparities in student loan default rates, and the surprisingly small number of applicants approved for the public service loan forgiveness program.
Education department releasing mobile-friendly FAFSA
The FAFSA will soon be available on a new mobile app and a website redesigned to work well on devices like phones and tablets.
Education department blocking state investigations of student loan companies
The Department of Education has come under fire for shielding student loan companies from state law enforcement officials and federal regulators who accuse the companies of misleading borrowers.