Tag: student loan debt

How to Get a Mortgage With Student Loan Debt (Yes, You Can)

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Many college graduates hoping to buy a b57cb3fe060b4e365f4756e99b2b4287w-c273506xd-w640_h480_q80home wonder how to get a mortgage while saddled with student loan debt. Is it even possible to take on more monthly bills when you’re already haunted by college tuition? Turns out it is, in spite of how bad things look.

And yes, we know it looks quite bad. In fact, 41% of college-educated Americans with student loans report having postponed buying a home because of their debt, according to a recent survey by Student Loan Hero, a service that helps people pay off their student debt more efficiently. Making matters worse, student debt surged 56% from 2004 to 2014, to an average of $28,950 per borrower, reports the Institute for College Access & Success.

Nonetheless, owning a home is still well within reach for many—here’s how to qualify for a mortgage while juggling college debt.

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The Changing Economics of Student-Loan Debt: How to Pay It Off and Startup

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President Obama may soon sign into law piggy_graduate-590x393a new student-loan bill that reduces rates for brand new borrowers. But the rising cost of college will surely continue to hit students where it hurts: Their future.

College students who funded their education with borrowed money, left school in 2011 with an average $26,600 in student-loan debt, up 5 percent from $25,250 in 2010, according to the latest report from the Project on Student Debt at The Institute for College Access & Success.

Saddled with such a hefty debt load, many young entrepreneurs might put off or even forgo starting up, as launching and failing may put them in an even worse lurch. For those who proceed, they’re forced to juggle heaping monthly payments with the costs of starting a business. It’s a challenge some shy away from, but there are routes millennials can take to startup without student-loan debt wrecking their companies.

Click here to read more about how young entrepreneurs can eliminate or reduce their debt loads.