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Getting with the Program

The Project on Student Debt, October 2009

The Project on Student Debt has released a new report, "Getting with the Program: Community College Students Need Access to Federal Loans," which finds that nearly one in 10 community college...

Financial Aid Awards: Pledges, Packaging and Letters

The Institute for College Access & Success, September 2009

The Institute for College Access & Success' Cedrick Andrews and Matt Reed presented at this year's National College Access Networks conference in San Francisco on financial aid award letters and...

Team II Negotiated Rulemaking Comments

The Institute for College Access & Success, September 2009

Comments from Team II Negotiated Rulemaking to the U.S. Department of Education regarding preferred lender arrangements, private education loans, self-certification and exit counseling.

Coalition Letter in Favor of Discharging Private Student Loans in Bankruptcy

The Project on Student Debt, September 2009

Eighteen organizations signed on in a letter to Congress urging them to make private student loans dischargeable through bankruptcy.

Testimony of Lauren Asher on Private Loans and Bankruptcy

The Project on Student Debt, September 2009

Lauren Asher was invited to testify at the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law's hearing, "An Undue Hardship? Discharging Educational Debt in Bankruptcy."

List of All Private Loan Publications and Resources

The Project on Student Debt, August 2009

A list of all the Project on Student Debt's publications and resources about private student loans.

Private Loans: Facts and Trends

The Project on Student Debt, August 2009

Analysis of federal data from 2007-08 reveals that two-thirds of private loan borrowers did not take out all they could in safer, more affordable federal loans. This fact sheet also finds that a...

Summary of New Disclosures for Private Student Loans

The Project on Student Debt, August 2009

We were disappointed that the Federal Reserve Board did not adopt most of our suggestions in their regulations for new private loan disclosures mandated by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of...

Quick Facts About Student Debt

The Project on Student Debt, August 2009

Our latest Quick Facts look at the total average debt students have in the public, private nonprofit, and private for-profit sectors after graduating from college.

Reasons & Recommendations for Retooling the Perkins Loan Program

The Project on Student Debt, July 2009

President Obama’s budget proposes expanding and redesigning the Perkins Loan Program, a low-cost federal loan option available to some students through their colleges. Congress will play a...

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Featured Reports

iconStudent Debt and the Class of 2008

Our student debt report for the class of 2008 found college seniors carried an average of $23,200 in student loan debt while unemployment climbed to 10.6 percent.

 

 

iconGreen Lights & Red Tape

Our report exposes wide variations in financial aid policies and practices at the state’s community colleges, which can have a major impact on students’ access to available aid.


 

Going to the Source: A Practical Way to Simplify the FAFSA

Our new report outlines a way to make applying for financial aid easier, safer, and more accurate by using income data the federal government already collects to answer many of the most difficult questions on the FAFSA.