Student Loans and the Cancellation Debate, Part 1

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NerdWallet Personal Finance

Business, Education, Investing, How To

4.2 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Student loans are a tool, as well as a dreaded financial reality, for most Americans who attend college. In this two-part Nerdy Deep Dive into student loans, Sean and student loans Nerd Anna Helhoski explore how taking on huge amounts of student debt has become the norm in America. They also discuss what’s shifting now in today’s student debt conversation. In Part 1, we trace the origins of student loan debt and how college got so expensive. To send the Nerds your money questions, call or text the Nerd hotline at 901-730-6373 or email [email protected]. Like what you hear? Please leave us a review and tell a friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:21.8	I'm joined by our student loans pro, Anna Hilhouski, for a nerdy deep dive into how student loans became a debilitating
1:29.1	burden for many Americans.
1:31.0	In this two-part series, we're going to explore how taking on huge amounts of student debt
1:35.7	has become the norm in America and what's now shifting in today's student debt conversation.
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