FINANCES AFTER FINALS

Total Outstanding Student Loan Debt

1.5

TRILLION

Average Student Loan Debt Per Borrower

$ 0

(Class of 2016)

Percentage of Borrowers in Default

10.7%

(90+ Days Past Due)

Recent Posts

Rates are Rising: A Good Time to Consolidate?

Rates are Rising: A Good Time to Consolidate?

Current Balance: $28,638     In the past few months the Fed has continued to raise borrowing rates. Because of this...
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Free Money Fridays: 401(k) Match

Free Money Fridays: 401(k) Match

In this edition of Free Money Fridays we dive into 401(k) employer matching. When I started my current job, our...
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How often do you look at your loan balance?

How often do you look at your loan balance?

Current Balance: $28,729.43How often do you look at your loan balance? Every day? week? only when a payment is due?...
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Latest News

November 5, 2018

10 Biggest Student Loan Repayment Mistakes

Many Americans are still paying off student loans after age 40, according to a recent survey by Credit Karma, a personal finance...
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October 31, 2018

The public service loan forgiveness fix isn’t going well

Nearly 90 percent of applicants for the so-called temporary expanded public service loan forgiveness program have been denied, according to...
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October 24, 2018

Starting a business is hard. With student debt, it can be impossible

A person with $30,000 in student loans is 11 percent less likely to start a business than a person who...
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