Put an end to high variable student loan interest rates
I am one of many college students that is being taken advantage of by private students loans and I think it is time that the federal government steps in and puts a cap on the interest rates that banks... continue reading »
"Student loans were originaly intended to give students a boost in starting out.. Now they are used to milk the students dry financially. It's time we put an end to that pratice. Restore Consumer protections on Student loans, and restore bankruptcy options"
"I owe more than 3x what I borrowed, over 8\% interest. I make much much less per year than what one year of tuition cost me. I can not afford the payment they are demanding!"
"Please stop"
"Instead of using tax dollars to bail out washed up private industries, how about you provide some relief to the people of this nation? Provide relief to the people who have given their time and put themselves into debt to be contributing members of societ"
"Standardized consumer protections need to be reinstated for all student loans."
"I am angry that the government has not done more to protect us from predatory loans."
"i am 27 years old with a husband, one small child and around $25,000 dollars of private student loan debt. i have never been late on one payment but i have had to sacrifice normal daily things like food in order to make my payments ontime. i went to colle"
"In today's society its hard enough paying household bills. When you put the pressure of paying for student loans on top of everything else its creates a hardship. Especially when you get behind.When you get behind then you arepenalized. What about hard wo"
"An amendment should be past to allow chapter 7 bankruptcy to include private student loans"
"When applying for private student loans, I was told I would be able to consolidate, now I can't & cant afford my payments. They should not be able charge whatever interest they want because they are expempt from bankruptcy!!!"
"Cannot see ever getting out of debt much less getting a home or having children. My husband and I both have high student loan debt. The bank and car industries get help but what about the people who buy the cars, etc to benefit the business of the car ind"
"Please do something."
"This is ashame"
"would love our leaders help us out."
"PLEASE HELP US!"
"End this opression now!"
"I have private loans from Sallie mie and they are making it impossible for my family and I to gain any ground for our future. My intrest for more than 40K is over 18\% and I had no idea this was even possible when i took the loans for my higher education."
"Higher education in this country has been co-opted and corrupted by predatory and unethical finance companies. What should be a system for people to improve themselves, and thereby serve society, has been raped by profiteers. Other countries can educate t"
"The future of our country is education; why are you handcuffing americans"
"My loans have jumped from 100k to 900k. I need bankruptcy now!"
"It should not be impossible to improve yourself and your own quality of life in obtaining a higher education, however, by doing so, it seems that the likelihood of my own personal debt will be astronomical. The interest rates are unquestionably too high a"
"The situation regarding student loans has reached the level, where lives are literally ruined. And since these students have done nothing but comply with the demands of their society, how can this be justified?"
"Please help, we are drowning in debt!"
"I need help!! My future is not going to happen cause of the stress Sallie Mae has put on me."
"I have two private loans through Sallie Mae. These loans over the past year have accrued $22000 in interest that has now capitalized, so I now owe $114000 in student loans and cannot seem to get any help to repay."
