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Student Loan Options in a Tight Credit Market

Project on Student Debt, March 2008

A consumer guide to help borrowers find the best college loan and finance solutions in a tight credit market.

Green Lights & Red Tape

The Institute for College Access & Success, December 2007

This report finds 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. We hope that our...

Testimony of Lauren Asher before U. S. Department of Education

Project on Student Debt, November 2007

On November 29, 2007, Lauren Asher, associate director of the Project on Student Debt, testified before the U. S. Department of Education at a hearing about the negotiated rulemaking for Public Law...

Testimony of Robert Shireman before the Iowa Legislature

Project on Student Debt, October 2007

On Monday, October 29, 2007, Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt testified before the Join Oversight Committee of the Iowa state legislature about Iowa's unusually...

Student Debt and the Class of 2006

Project on Student Debt, September 2007

Our report finds that the average student loan debt for graduating seniors climbed by eight percent in one year, while starting salaries rose by only four percent. Debt levels vary widely by state,...

Fair Loan Payments in H.R. 2669

Project on Student Debt, September 2007

The bill passed by the House and Senate includes a new Income Based Repayment (IBR) program modeled on

Key Provisions in H.R. 2669

Project on Student Debt, September 2007

Both houses of Congress have passed H.R. 2669, the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. When it is signed by the president, the new law will redirect taxpayer subsidies away from student loan...

National Expert on Student Debt Applauds Senate Passage of Higher Education Access Act

Project on Student Debt, July 2007

Shireman comments on passage of landmark legislation to increase grant aid and make student loan repayment more fair and manageable.

Balancing Acts

NACAC and the Project on Student Debt, June 2007

A national survey co-sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Project on Student Debt finds that high school counselors see worries about student debt...

Policy Agenda to Address Rising Student Debt

The Project on Student Debt, June 2007

With the Higher Education Act up for reauthorization in Congress, our policy agenda should serve as a guide for what concerned policymakers can do to strengthen federal financial aid policies and...

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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.