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To: jilliane

“it’s a loan and has to be repaid.”

Student Loans: Default Rates Are Soaring :

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124027600001437467.html


14 posted on 01/21/2010 6:52:06 AM PST by Red Badger (Obama - The first ever elected lame duck..............)
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To: Red Badger

Defaulting on a student loan is worse than bankruptcy. It marks credit history forever.


15 posted on 01/21/2010 6:54:52 AM PST by jilliane
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To: Red Badger

“Borrowers having trouble repaying their federally backed loans can call their lender to request that their payments be put on hold until they get back on their feet. Most types of federal loans qualify for “forbearance” — meaning the borrower can suspend payments temporarily but is still on the hook for the interest that continues to build while payments are on hold, which is then amortized over the life of the loan.”

Read the one borrower who said, I don’t want to do that because it’ll raise my payments down the road. So, she just blows off the payment. That is a risk for any lender. Students don’t understand how brutal the default is on their long term credit.


17 posted on 01/21/2010 6:57:41 AM PST by jilliane
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