As a way to bring this national situation down to a personal level, we're starting a new blog series called "Student Debt Stories."
The student debt crisis is not some...
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The Big Cancellation Is Just a Start
Undebted founder Andrew Chapman shares a few thoughts in the video below — looking beyond President Biden's big student-debt cancellation.
While the political debate...
The Fund-Eating Dragon
NPR dives into the history of the student loan crisis, from its beginnings with — of all things — Russia's launch of the Sputnik satellite in 1957.
In this...
Student Loan “Happy Hour” Q&A
Travis Hornsby, founder of Student Loan Planner, does his first YouTube "Happy Hour" — packed with great answers and information for people all across the student-debt spectrum.
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Student Debt Prompting Desperation
As the student-debt crisis continues to expand its depth and reach in the economy, some people are resorting to desperate measures to pay their loans.
Perhaps the most...
Student Debt Stifles Entrepreneurship
This truth, profiled in a recent Inc. article, is something that Undebted founder Andrew Chapman knows full well. Until the pandemic last year led to Congressional action to put student loan payments on hold,...
Millennials Faring Worst Economically
By just about every measurement, Millennials are proving to be the most battered generation economically.
The Washington Post goes into more depth on this,...
Let’s Honor Our Frontline Health Workers
At this point, it's doubtful you need to be made aware of the incredible work and sacrifice of our frontline health professionals during this pandemic. This emergency has taken a toll on them, and corresponding first...
Which Colleges and Universities Will Survive?
As COVID-19 turns everything upside down in retail, travel, hospitality, and other industries, it's easy for the general public to forget about higher education. But these institutions — whether public or private —...
No Home for You?
The Federal Reserve recently released a new publication titled Consumer & Community Context. And in the inaugural issue, they explore the effect of student debt on home ownership.
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A Decade of Debt
Seemingly everyone is coming out with lists to capture aspects of the past decade. And the pile of student debt is no exception.
At the start of the 2010s, American...