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

Avalanche vs. Snowball Method: Which is Best?

Avalanche vs. Snowball Method: Which is Best?

Current Balance: $29,829.58 When I chat with people about how to pay off debt, they almost always end up falling...
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Looking at Repayment Options

Looking at Repayment Options

Current Balance: $29,812.02 Once your school financial aid counselor gives you your loan balance, they will likely go over some repayment...
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Why This Blog?

Why This Blog?

Current Balance: $29,800                                              A few months ago I had two friends share their struggle with student loans. In both instances, their...
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Latest News

October 19, 2018

America’s Student Loan Debt Crisis Deepens

The loans have seen almost 157 percent in cumulative growth over the last 11 years
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October 16, 2018

America’s $1.5 trillion student debt is a ‘failed social experiment’

A new paper from the Roosevelt Institute says these loans are not a benign way to help young people attend...
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October 8, 2018

How This New Navient Lawsuit Affects Your Student Loans

Members of the American Federation of Teachers, the second largest teachers union in the U.S., filed a lawsuit against Navient,...
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