Student debt is a struggle for everyone. However, certain groups are disproportionately burdened by student debt. These resources take a deeper look at this problem.
A Nationwide Look at Student Debt
Higher Ed, Not Debt
A zip code-level look at student debt distress across America.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
50 State Snapshot of Student Debt
A state-by-state snapshot of how student debt and borrower complaints are spread across the country.
The Institute for College Access and Success
Project on Student Debt: State by State Data
TICAS’s 13th annual report on student debt at graduation.
Civil Rights and Student Debt
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
A letter from the LCCHR and dozens of other civil rights groups and student organizations urging the Department of Education to acknowledge and address the impact of student debt on communities of color.
Brookings Institution
The Looming Student Loan Default Crisis is Worse than We Thought
A comprehensive report assessing student debt and default from origination to 20 years into repayment, and finding that debt and default among African American borrowers is at crisis levels.
Center for American Progress
New Federal Data Show a Student Loan Crisis for African American Borrowers
A report detailing the long-term impact student debt has on African American borrowers.
Women and Student Debt
American Association of University Women
A report detailing the disproportionate burden of student debt on women, both in taking on more debt to complete school and then entering a workforce with gender pay disparities.
MarketWatch
Why America’s student debt is a women’s issue
An article highlighting how women hold more student debt than men, take longer to pay it off, and ultimately earn less than their counterparts despite holding higher degrees.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Student Debt Is Worse for Women
“[Women] borrow more than men do, and then earn less, making it harder for them to repay their loans.”
Older Americans and Student Debt
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A nationwide look at how student debt impacts older adults
A 50-state snapshot of older Americans and the increasing burden of student loan debt.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Snapshot of older consumers and student loan debt
A government report detailing the obstacles seniors with student debt experience in the face of servicing breakdowns.
AARP
An article detailing the rise of student debt for older Americans that highlights options for those suffering under the weight of this debt.
Servicemembers, Veterans, and Student Debt
U.S. Department of Justice
Announcing a settlement between DOJ and Navient stemming from the company illegally charging nearly 78,000 servicemembers excess interest on their student loans, in violation of the SCRA.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Veterans: Take advantage of student loan forgiveness, but don’t let it damage your credit
A government consumer advisory highlighting credit reporting failures by student loan servicers for service-disabled veterans who are entitled to loan forgiveness.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Overseas & Underserved: Student Loan Servicing and the Cost to Our Men and Women in Uniform
A government report detailing complaints from servicemembers and veterans about student loan servicing breakdowns.
Public Servants and Student Debt
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Staying on track while giving back
A government report analyzing complaints from student loan borrowers pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness, but who are knocked off track by servicing failures.
The Century Foundation
Student Loan Borrower Relief Hiding in Plain Sight
A report detailing ways to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
NPR
Data Shows 99% Of Applicants For A Student Loan Forgiveness Program Were Denied
An interview highlighting the government’s failure to support borrowers working toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness.