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Some of the benefits and advantages of federal student loans is given below. Unlike other forms of consumer debt student loans receive special protections under current laws ranging from collection to bankruptcy. This special status applies not only to the primary borrower (the student) but also to any co-signer on the loan. Student loans are one of the hardest types of debt to shake. Current U.S. bankruptcy law allows a court to discharge these loans in bankruptcy only in the narrowest circumstances. In fact the legal requirements for discharging education loans are so formidable to meet that most bankruptcy attorneys avoid student loan cases altogether. Since so few loan borrowers qualify for bankruptcy discharge under the law the vast majority of loan debt is carried until the borrower repays the loan or dies -- although some non-federal student loans even survive death passing the debt on to the borrowers co-signer.

2) Work with the lender to ensure that you receive duplicate copies of monthly statements and periodically check your credit report to make sure your credit is still in good standing. Also bear in mind that being a co-signer on an outstanding loan may reduce your overall creditworthiness since the loan debt will be viewed as a liability. 3) If your primary borrower communicates to you that s/he is having difficulty making the monthly loan payments contact the lender immediately. For federal college loans ask about your loan deferment and forbearance options. Private student loans generally dont offer the same deferment and forbearance benefits as federal student loans but some private student loan lenders may be willing to discuss a deferred payment arrangement or alternative payment plan.

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The Rising Cost of Education. The cost of higher education adjusted for inflation over time goes something like this in 1980 the average cost for tuition room and board at a public institution was $7587.00 in 2014 dollars and by 2015 it had gone up to $18943.00 in 2014 dollars. The cost of a higher education in 35 years with inflation accounted for has gone up by 2.5 times. Compare this to inflation adjusted housing costs which have remained nearly unchanged increasing just 19% from 1980 to 2015 when the bubble and housing crisis is removed. 3. Or compare to wages which except for the top 25% have not increased over that same time period. Looking at affordability in terms of minimum wage it is clear that loans are more and more necessary for anyone who wants to attend university or college.

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