This was supposed to help borrowers (and in turn, all taxpayers — since student
loan default hurts all taxpayers).
Not exact matches
Although college - educated people are more likely to have the financial wherewithal to buy a home than those without a college education, the mounting rate of
default on student
loans is
hurting young people's credit ratings - and making it much harder for them to buy a home or condominium.
Mortgage
defaults hurt the lender as well as the borrower, so local banks will be more invested in managing each mortgage
loan, whereas a giant company like Bank of America might see one foreclosure as a drop in the bucket.
Defaulting on a
loan can
hurt your credit rating.
The existence of a UCC lien won't
hurt your credit score unless you've
defaulted on a
loan or it has gone to collection.
But debt consolidation can also be a great strategy to ensure that you don't
default on your
loans or make late payments, which will also
hurt your credit score.
On the other hand,
defaulting on your
loans or continuous delayed repayment on your debts will
hurt your financial prospects in the future.
Imagine having to pay for an ex-spouse's student
loan long after he or she has remarried, because
defaulting would
hurt your own credit.
Higher interest rates could
hurt demand for new
loans and lead to higher
defaults on existing
loans.
You also need to understand that
defaulting on your peer
loan will
hurt your credit score just as badly as
defaulting on any other
loan and it will make it much harder to get any more peer
loans in the future.
As far as the
hurt a
defaulted student
loan puts on your credit, it is so common and will be more so in the future.
In reality, you are only
hurting yourself when you
default on your
loans and there are legitimate consequences that will follow.
As you see, there are some downfalls to IBR... but... having to pay a smaller amount for longer, may be better for people than having to get a 2nd or 3rd job just to attempt to pay ridiculously high monthly payments... and potentially
defaulting on your
loans... AND
hurting your credit... AND not being able to get out of your parent's house or buy a car....