[PDF] Financial Literacy And Student Loan Default eBook

Author : Jennifer Suzanne Kempton Dudley
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Page : 62 pages
File Size : 32,89 MB
Release : 2018
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Sixty percent of Americans borrow student loans in order to access higher education. More than $100 billion of student debt is delinquent or defaulted. The student-level impact is palpable as defaults results in life-altering negative impacts for student borrowers. However, high cohort default rates can result in decertification by the Department of Education for colleges and universities. Financial literacy education can help students properly handle finances and prepare for personal economic crises. Therefore, it is possible to test the effect of financial literacy program on cohort default. Schools have an opportunity to invest in their students' social and human capital by offering financial literacy programs. Accordingly, this research explores the impact of schools' financial literacy programs on the likelihood of student loan default. Focusing on organization-level solutions to student loan default empowers schools to address their cohort default rates. Three hypotheses are presented. The first is that mandatory financial literacy programs are related to lower default rates. The second is that comprehensive programs are related to lower default rates. The final hypothesis says that repayment rates are a mediating factor in the relationship between financial literacy program characteristics and default rates, because default rates should fall as students make payments towards their principal balances. Results indicate that financial literacy education does have an impact on default rates with repayment rates mediating the relationship. However, while optional programs are frequently available, mandatory programs are not common enough in the sample to test the first hypothesis and program content has a significant, though unsubstantial impact on default rate.

Author : Basil Donato
Publisher :
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 16,76 MB
Release : 2013
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In the United States student loan debt has reached one trillion dollars. The increase in student loan debt correlates with an increase in the number of student loans in default. This study was conducted to determine the financial literacy of college students enrolled in a pre-professional setting. The information obtained was analyzed to uncover trends in student loan debt and default rates regarding student loans and repayment. A convenience sample of Touro College's School of Health Sciences students were given a survey containing questions relating to demographics, and current habits such as level of education, spending and income. Subjects also answered loan repayment questions relating to expected monthly payment and time permitted to repay loan in full. Once the risk factors are known a further more efficient form of education can be mandated to students designed to teach the characteristics of loans, explain the ramifications of student loan default.

Author : John O.S. Wilson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 15,48 MB
Release : 2021-07-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000404528

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A growing body of evidence suggests that financial literacy plays an important role in financial well-being, and that differences in financial knowledge acquired early in life can explain a significant part of financial and more general well-being in adult life. Financial technology (FinTech) is revolutionizing the financial services industry at an unrivalled pace. Views differ regarding the impact that FinTech is likely to have on personal financial planning, well-being and societal welfare. In an era of mounting student debt, increased (digital) financial inclusion and threats arising from instances of (online) financial fraud, financial education and enlightened financial advising are appropriate policy interventions that enhance financial and overall well-being. Financial Literacy and Responsible Finance in the FinTech Era: Capabilities and Challenges engages in this important academic and policy agenda by presenting a set of seven chapters emanating from four parallel streams of literature related to financial literacy and responsible finance. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of The European Journal of Finance.

Author : Reyna Gobel
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,12 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0544319168

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With updated information that reflects the myriad changes in the student loan industry that affect students and their parents burdened with student loan debt, CliffsNotes Graduation Debt, Second Edition provides a step-by-step road map for effectively managing student loan debt and having a successful financial life. Reyna Gobel has accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in student loans, recovered from student loan default, and set herself on a mission to help others who face a seemingly insurmountable student loan burden, with a powerful message about taking a step-by-step approach and not being overwhelmed by the sheer weight of student loan debt. Divided into small subsections geared toward those neck-deep in debt, this book is easily digestible to students who aren’t inclined to focus on their finances. Readers are encouraged to take action steps, such as finding long-lost student loans that may have gone into default, discovering payment plans they can afford, consolidating loans when it makes sense to do so, saving money on eating out and groceries, improving credit scores, tweaking their debt-to-income ratios so they can buy a home, and discussing their student loan and non-student loan debt with their significant others. By the end of the book, readers will be on the road to financial stability, with extra money for vacations and other fun stuff, too.

Author : Dorothy B. Durband
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 27,45 MB
Release : 2012-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1461435048

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College students are particularly vulnerable to making poor financial decisions. One method of addressing personal finances and financial stress among students of higher education is through university based financial education programs. Student Financial Literacy: Program Development presents effective strategies to assist in the implementation or the enhancement of a program as a tool to improve students’ educational experience and financial well-being. It presents the key components of financial education programs designed to address the growing concerns associated with high levels of debt and low levels of financial literacy among college students. “Student Financial Literacy: Campus-Based Program Development is packed with financial education and counseling information and guidance. It was very difficult to write this review as I wanted to share ALL the excellent direction this book provides... The editors and contributing authors have developed an excellent resource for not only those interested in developing or enhancing a campus-based financial education program but also for anyone involved in financial education, counseling, and planning.” -Rebecca J. Travnichek, Family Financial Education Specialist, University of Missouri Extension Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning

Author : Noël Merino
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 2016-01-27
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 0737776544

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It is very common for young people to have educational loans in order to obtain certification or degrees. This guidebook investigates student loans, how increasing loan debt has gotten out of hand, and what students should do about it. Government and private loans, repayment solutions, and the economic impact of the student loan bubble are discussed.

Author : Avery Elizabeth Hurt
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,70 MB
Release : 2019-12-15
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 1534506241

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As of 2019, Americans owed over 1.56 trillion dollars in student loan debt, and 69 percent of college students who graduated in 2018 had to take out student loans. Student debt has increased significantly over the past twenty years, but what factors have brought this about? Are students to blame for making irresponsible financial decisions, or is the price of education rising disproportionately to average income? How do variables like class and race impact student debt? What impact do these debts have on individuals and the economy? This volume examines the nature of America's student debt crisis and explores possible solutions.

Author : Brad Hershbein
Publisher : W.E. Upjohn Institute
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 17,29 MB
Release : 2015-02-23
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 0880994843

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The papers included in this volume represent the most current research and knowledge available about student loans and repayment. It serves as a valuable reference for researchers and policymakers who seek a deeper understanding of how, why, and which students borrow for their postsecondary education; how this borrowing may affect later decisions; and what measures can help borrowers repay their loans successfully.

Author : Jason N. Houle
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 11,52 MB
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 1682537579

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A Dream Defaulted explores how the student loan crisis disproportionately affects Black borrowers and why rising student debt is both a cause and consequence of social inequality in the United States. Jason N. Houle and Fenaba R. Addo offer a deft analysis of the growing financial crisis in education, examining its sources and its impacts. Based on more than five years of ongoing qualitative and quantitative research, this incisive work illustrates how the student loan system has not benefited all students equally. The authors tell the story of how first-generation college students, low-income students, and students of color are disadvantaged in two opposing phases of the process: debt accumulation and debt repayment. They further demonstrate that policies intended to mitigate financial burden and prevent default have failed to assist the people who most need help. Houle and Addo present these social and racial disparities within a broader context, tracing how centuries of institutionalized racism have contributed to social and economic inequities, perpetuating the racial wealth gap and leading to intergenerational inequality. Through interviews with borrowers, they illuminate the ways in which racial disparities affect who has college access, how and why people take on debt, and who has the ability to repay student loan debt after leaving college. Recognizing that the affordability crisis cannot be solved by higher education reform alone, Houle and Addo consider solutions. They argue that policy must extend beyond debt reduction and financial aid to address entrenched patterns of racial inequality and racial discrimination, both inside and outside institutions of higher education.