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

September 7, 2018

How the Great Recession turned America’s student-loan problem into a $1.5 trillion crisis

The Great Recession helped push student debt passed $1.5 trillion, up from about $671 billion at the beginning of 2008,...
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September 6, 2018

The Worst States To Be In If You Have Student Debt

Aside from mortgages, student loans make up the largest portion of household debt for Americans, ballooning to a jaw-dropping $1.41...
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August 31, 2018

Student Loan Debt Can Be a Dating Deal Killer

There's someone for everyone, but not everyone is interested in dating someone with a large amount of student loan debt,...
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