Student Debt Stories

Under Media Pressure, Sallie Mae Forgives Dead Woman's Loan

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.16.2012

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Even death is not enough to shake off student loan debt. One New Jersey family learned this in the most awful way imaginable. When Amanda Greenhal...

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Blacks and Latinos Will Suffer When the Student Debt Bubble Bursts

David A. Love | Posted 10.28.2011

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David A. Love

There is every indication that the bursting of the student debt bubble, like the housing bubble before it, is imminent. And when it happens, it will send shockwaves throughout the financial markets. People of color will be especially vulnerable.

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$250,000 in Debt

Charlie Preston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charlie Preston

A simple technical error put me in serious financial jeopardy. Students need to be extremely careful when they take out loans.

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$58,000 in Debt

Travis Walters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Travis Walters

Repayment on my loans began a few months ago. My debt is slightly less than it was last year, but it's not something I worry about.

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$110,000 in Debt

Jenna Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jenna Levine

There was never a doubt in my mind that I would go to college. Where I grew up, college seemed to be the next natural step, a step I took for granted...

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$33,000 in Debt

Veronica Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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Veronica Hill

I've only managed to make it to my junior year by the saving grace of student loans. As a first-generation college student, a college degree would be absolutely impossible without them.

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