Student debt: Oregon passes new law to make universities share ‘easy to understand’ debt data

At least 44 million Americans are carrying some student loan debt, estimates show, and collectively owe nearly $1.4 trillion. That’s greater than the U.S. total for credit card debt.

Starting in January, colleges and universities in Oregon will be required to relay important federal financial aid information to students in an easy-to-understand and straightforward way.

By Andrew Theen [email protected] The Oregonian/OregonLive

Full Story: http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2017/07/student_debt_oregon_passes_new.html#incart_river_index