Too many young people graduate laden with debts that take years, if not decades, to pay off.
The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting increasing pressure on students.
By making college unaffordable and student loans unbearable, we risk deterring our best and brightest from pursuing higher education and securing a good-paying job.
Rising student-loan debt is an economic emergency.
College costs continue to rise, and student loan debt threatens to price many Americans out of a college education and out of the middle class.
Any cut to Pell Grants means low-income must take out additional loans or work longer hours - risk factors that increase their odds of dropping out of school.
The burden of student loan debt weighs heavily on both students and families across New Jersey.
The loans I took out for my undergraduate degree were manageable. But my legal education was more expensive, and I paid for it almost entirely through public and private loans.
My parents are not of this world. I've had to work multiple jobs, been in a position where I cannot pay off student loans.
I came to cinema for money. I had to settle a loan of Rs 10 lakh. I had no other go, so I thought I'd try my luck in films. I was earning Rs 25,000 at that time. It was not even enough for my family.
Too often, borrowers who need quick cash end up trapped in loans they can't afford.
A mortgage casts a shadow on the sunniest field.
The government says they have loaned over One Billion dollars to the Farmers. In other words, we can't help you make any money, but we will show you where you can owe some more.
