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There is wide agreement the US student loan system faces significant problems. Seven million borrowers are in default and many more experience non-repayment. The stress of repayments faced by many students results at least in part from the design of US student loans. Specifically, loans are...
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, and institutional apparatus.The current economic structure of federal student loans does not resemble a true credit …
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This report highlights how the payment formulas currently underlying Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) can harm low to middle-income borrowers, forcing them to choose between meeting basic needs and paying their monthly student loan bills. Using a series of hypothetical borrower scenarios, the...
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administrative credit panel data, we show that the payment pause led to a sharp drop in student loan payments and delinquencies for … borrowers subject to the debt moratorium, as well as an increase in credit scores. We find a large stimulus effect, as borrowers … to increase borrowing on credit cards, mortgages, and auto loans rather than avoid delinquencies. The effects are …
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administrative credit panel data, we show that the payment pause led to a sharp drop in student loan payments and delinquencies for … borrowers subject to the debt moratorium, as well as an increase in credit scores. We find a large stimulus effect, as borrowers … to increase borrowing on credit cards, mortgages, and auto loans rather than avoid delinquencies. The effects are …
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administrative credit panel data, we show that the payment pause led to a sharp drop in student loan payments and delinquencies for … borrowers subject to the debt moratorium, as well as an increase in credit scores. We find a large stimulus effect, as borrowers … to increase borrowing on credit cards, mortgages, and auto loans rather than avoid delinquencies. The effects are …
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increase debt holdings at age 25 but decrease debt holdings at age 30 by reducing credit card debt. I explore potential … credit constraint channels, but not because they become more averse to debt …
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enough credit for college and the extent to which they are able to repay their student debts after. We then discuss optimal … student credit arrangements that balance three important objectives: (i) providing credit for students to access college and …
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enough credit for college and the extent to which they are able to repay their student debts after. We then discuss optimal … student credit arrangements that balance three important objectives: (i) providing credit for students to access college and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025213
Government student loan programs must balance the need to enforce repayment among borrowers who can afford to make their payments with some form of forgiveness or repayment assistance for those who cannot. Using unique survey and administrative data from the Canada Student Loan Program, we show...
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