The U.S. student loan industry is heading toward a potential crisis. About a quarter of outstanding student loan borrowers are behind on their payments, according to both a recent research report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as well as Mintel’s consumer survey for this report. At the same time, the amount of student loan debt is growing faster than any other consumer loan category. Longer ...
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Is There An Educational Loan Crisis?
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The Consumer and Student Loans
The Consumer—How Big is The Burden of Monthly Payments?
The Consumer—Student Loan Providers
The Consumer—Satisfaction with Originators and Lenders
The Consumer—Many Are Worried They Can’t Pay Debt
The Consumer—Attitudes About Student Debt
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Appendix—Trade Associations
1st June 2017
"Millennials are carrying an unprecedented amount of student debt into their working lives. Working at a company that offers a student loan repayment assistance benefit can help ease their financial lives and help them make faster progress toward their other financial goals." 
22nd February 2017
"Growing student loan debt is a burden that affects more than just graduates' personal economies. Many borrowers struggle with repayment well after graduation, hampering their efforts to move into financial adulthood. With college costs being so high, loans may be unavoidable, but opportunities exist for colleges, lenders, and financial institutions ... |
How big is the student loan market?
