Earlier this month Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts signed legislation to require the state's public institutions to provide students with detailed annual reports on their projected student loan debt, the Lincoln Journal Star reported. Read more...

The Education Department said that it would be sending customized letters to those borrowers, who collectively owe nearly $7.8 billion in student loans, about their eligibility for a “total and permanent disability” loan discharge. Read more...

A survey of roughly 90,000 students, most of whom attend four-year colleges, found that 90 percent of respondents feel they do not have all the information necessary to pay back their student loans. Read more...

Le spectaculaire a pris le dessus dans la couverture médiatique des élections de 2016 : qui va gagner ? D’importantes questions passent au second plan, telle la dette contractée par 40 millions d’étudiants pour payer le coût exorbitant des études à l’université. L’endettement d’une part très importante de la jeunesse américaine révèle que le « rêve » américain s’éloigne. Voir l'article...

Posted by oecdecoscope. The Great recession has revived interest in the links between housing markets, household finance and the wider economy. The meltdown of the US subprime mortgage market was at the epicentre of the global financial crisis, which triggered the recession. More...