Going
into default on your student loan obligations can have serious and long term negative consequences on your credit score, which is used to determine your creditworthiness.
The plan to make colleges accountable
for defaults on student loans rests on the assumption that colleges are at fault for student loan defaults.
Neither forbearance nor deferment count as
default on a student loan which is incredibly beneficial for borrowers who may experience unexpected unemployment or a significant decrease in income for a period of time.
They found that 21 percent of those who attended for - profit college and community colleges («non-traditional») were in
default on student loans within two years of leaving school.
Neither forbearance nor deferment count as
default on a student loan which is incredibly beneficial for borrowers who may experience unexpected unemployment or a significant decrease in income for a period of time.
Many of the 4.2 million borrowers
who defaulted on student loans in 2017, could have avoided it by enrolling in an income - driven student loan repayment plan.
Recently, Trump has rescinded guidance issued by Obama that made life easier for those who
default on their student loans by getting rid of exorbitant fees and charges to those who already couldn't pay back those loans.