Monthly Archives: October 2012

Giving Financially Distressed Borrowers a Chance (Part 2)

We wrote a few weeks ago about the September 8 New York Times article, “Debt Collectors Cashing in on Student Loans.“  The article explains how student loan servicers and collectors lack incentives to prevent student loan defaults.  Among other reasons, … Continue reading

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So Much for Open Debate: Chronicle of Higher Education Student Loan Default Rate Event Is Bought and Paid For by Industry

The Department of Education released new student loan default rate information in September and it’s not pretty!  The overall two year cohort default rate increased to 9.1% (FY 2012 data).  This official two year rate requires the Department to track … Continue reading

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