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National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NJ1), 2013
As the student aid programs rapidly approach reauthorization in 2014, they continue to face severe funding and efficiency problems. With grant assistance from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through their "Reimagining Aid Design and Delivery" (RADD) project, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) examined…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs, Student Loan Programs, Educational Policy
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NJ1), 2013
As the student aid programs rapidly approach reauthorization in 2014, they continue to face severe funding and efficiency problems. With grant assistance from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through their "Reimagining Aid Design and Delivery" (RADD) project, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Programs, Student Loan Programs, Educational Policy
Grimes, Tricia – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2010
While Minnesota undergraduates are more likely to take out student loans, they are substantially less likely than their peers nationally to default on federal student loans. Fifty-four percent of Minnesota undergraduates took out student loans in 2007-2008, compared to 39 percent of undergraduates across the U.S. Minnesota undergraduates were also…
Descriptors: Student Loan Programs, Loan Default, Undergraduate Students, Federal Programs
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Nyahende, Veronica R. – Higher Education Studies, 2013
The cost of students' loans defaulting has lead to a serious discussion among participants. Substantial attention has been made on the students' loans and its impact on higher education finances while researches on students' loans defaults have not been taken for more than a decade. Therefore this study examines the influence of student loans…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Loan Default, Computer Software, Gender Differences
Love, Ivy; Campbell, Colleen – Association of Community College Trustees, 2017
A quality education is the primary instrument of social and economic mobility in the United States. As open-access institutions, community colleges are the gateway to postsecondary education for millions of Americans. Many of these students would be unable to afford college without federal resources, such as student financial aid and tax credits.…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Student Needs
McKinney, Lyle; Roberts, Toya; Shefman, Pamelyn – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2013
Loan borrowing among community college students has increased in recent years. This study utilized original survey data to examine this trend from the perspective and firsthand experiences of 107 community college financial aid counselors from three states: California, Florida, and Texas. Findings indicate these counselors are concerned with the…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Financial Aid Applicants, Student Financial Aid
Fernandez, Chris; Barone, Sandra; Klepfer, Kasey – TG (Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation), 2014
Developmental education is integral to higher education in the United States. In academic year (AY) 2011-12, about one-third of all first-year undergraduates and 40 percent of first-year community college students were enrolled in at least one developmental course (NPSAS:12). Generally, students who fail to achieve adequate scores on placement…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Debt (Financial), Remedial Programs, Outcomes of Education
Lochner, Lance; Monge-Naranjo, Alexander – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2011
We review studies of the impact of credit constraints on the accumulation of human capital. Evidence suggests that credit constraints are increasingly important for schooling and other aspects of households' behavior. We highlight the importance of early childhood investments, since their response largely determines the impact of credit…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Student Loan Programs, Income, Credit (Finance)
Bradbury, Katharine; Burke, Mary A.; Triest, Robert K. – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2013
Foreclosures have well-documented adverse consequences for families living in or owning properties undergoing foreclosure and on surrounding neighborhoods, but they may also have other costs. This policy brief summarizes our research on the impact of mortgage foreclosures on academic performance among Boston public school students. The data show…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Public Schools, Standardized Tests, Economic Impact
McKibben, Bryce; La Rocque, Matthew; Cochrane, Debbie – Association of Community College Trustees, 2014
Student loan default, defined as federal loan borrowers' failure to make any payments for at least 270 days, is an issue of increasing importance to community colleges and their students. This report takes a unique look at student loan default at nine community colleges across the nation, and how those colleges are working to help students avoid…
Descriptors: Loan Default, Loan Repayment, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
Campbell, Colleen; Hillman, Nicholas – Association of Community College Trustees, 2015
"A Closer Look at the Trillion: Borrowing, Repayment and Default at Iowa's Community Colleges," takes an unprecedented look at community college student borrowing and repayment behavior. The report uses data from all 16 community colleges in Iowa to examine the characteristics of borrowers and defaulters to help colleges and policymakers…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Paying for College, Student Loan Programs
Cochrane, Debbie; Szabo-Kubitz, Laura – Project on Student Debt, 2011
Each year, millions of college students borrow money to help bridge the gap between college costs and available income, savings, and grants. Experts all agree that, for those who need to borrow to pay for college, federal student loans are the safest and most affordable option. Unfortunately, some colleges choose not to participate in the federal…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid
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Pope, Devin G.; Sydnor, Justin R. – Journal of Human Resources, 2011
We find evidence of significant racial disparities in a new type of credit market known as peer-to-peer lending. Loan listings with blacks in the attached picture are 25 to 35 percent less likely to receive funding than those of whites with similar credit profiles. Despite the higher average interest rates charged to blacks, lenders making such…
Descriptors: Social Discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Financial Support, Credit (Finance)
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Collins, J. Michael; Lam, Ken; Herbert, Christopher E. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
Due to the rise in foreclosure filings, policymakers are increasingly concerned with helping families in financial distress keep their homes. This paper tests the extent to which distressed mortgage borrowers benefit from three types of state foreclosure polices: (1) judicial foreclosure proceedings, (2) statutory rights of redemption, and (3)…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Public Policy, Financial Problems, Housing
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2013
This is the third and final paper in the Commission's series concerning the major areas of the Commission's new master plan and compact process. Each paper elaborates on a particular theme sharing additional best practices and insights. It is the intention of the Commission that these additional resources assist in fostering discourse among…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Colleges, Graduation Rate, Labor Force Development
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