Getting Beyond the Student Loan Crisis

Today, outstanding U.S. student loan debt is in excess of $1 trillion, and delinquency rates are rising. What's really behind this crisis? Where is it headed? What can be done about it? We'll provide the answers.

As freshmen enter their first year of college, most believe—along with their parents—that a college degree will guarantee a job with a better salary than they would have earned if they had gone directly into the workforce right out of high school.

The fact that most students need to take on .....