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Eliminating need for private loans would make college more affordable, ease future generations debt burden

Access to a college education remains the best way for Mainers to boost their earnings and economic well-being. Yet too often, the cost of college remains a […]

James Myall
Posted April 25, 2019
Tags Higher Education, Student Debt
Education, Maine’s Economy

Maine borrowers need a Student Loan Bill of Rights as protection from predatory loan companies

We all have heard the numbers about escalating student loan debt across the country. Maine is no exception. Residents of our state carry more than $6 billion […]

Jody Harris
Posted March 26, 2019
Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education

ADVISORY: Nation's leading student loan watchdog visits Maine to support Student Loan Bill of Rights

Seth Frotman, who led Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s student loan division, available for interviews March 26 AUGUSTA, Maine — Mainers are carrying more than $6 billion in […]

Posted March 22, 2019
Tags Higher Education, Student Debt
Education, Taxes and Budget

Bill would extend tax-free options to companies helping workers with student loans

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Angus King, I-Maine, have signed on as cosponsors of bipartisan legislation that supports employers assisting employees in paying off their student […]

MaineBiz
Posted February 19, 2019
Tags Higher Education, Student Debt, Taxes
Education

Fallout of student loan debt felt in Midcoast

A recent survey about financial difficulties resulting from student debt found that in some categories, Midcoast residents were harder hit by the repercussions of education loans than […]

The Free Press
Posted January 3, 2019
Tags Polling, Student Debt
Education

Skipping gifts, some Maine families choose to pay down student debt

For Anne Bouchard, a nurse and Topsham resident, this holiday season will play out like others before it: instead of gifts, she gives her four children some […]

Beacon
Posted December 20, 2018
Tags Student Debt
Education

Predatory practices increase Mainers' student debt and financial troubles

Mainers are carrying nearly $6 billion in education debt. Large figures like that can be difficult to wrap our heads around, so think of it this way: […]

Jody Harris
Posted December 19, 2018
Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education, Maine’s Economy

Predatory practices increase Mainers’ student debt and financial troubles

Mainers are carrying nearly $6 billion in education debt. Large figures like that can be difficult to wrap our heads around, so think of it this way: […]

Jody Harris
Posted December 19, 2018
Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education, Jobs and Income

Conference addresses consumer protection

The dramatic impact of student loan debt was a primary concern of panelists at the conference. MECEP Associate Director Jody Harris said student loan debt in Maine […]

The Free Press
Posted December 13, 2018
Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education, Maine’s Economy

No car, no home, no retirement: How $6 billion of education debt spurs hardship for Mainers, holds back our economy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 10, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 AUGUSTA, Maine — College degrees and other post-secondary certificates are an accelerant for individual […]

Posted December 10, 2018
Tags Higher Education, Student Debt
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