Jason Delisle
@delislealleges
Higher ed finance, student debt, federal budget. Former @urbaninstitute and @AEI fellow. Former congressional staff. Views here=my own.
Yup. Nothing but smooth sailing in federal student loan land until just recently. Right.
The last few months, student loan borrowers have had to navigate chaos & uncertainty thanks to Trump's extreme actions. Any effort to move the student loan program to SBA or Treasury would make things even worse! A deep dive with our partners @Groundwork: protectborrowers.org/deep-dive-movi…
How would the new student loan repayment plan in the House reconciliation bill work? New @urbaninstitute brief explains.
House Republicans' proposed loan repayment plan would be a significant change from existing IDR options. @kblagg @delislealleges and I looked at what it would do to monthly and total payments, effects for families, and who could be better or worse off: urban.org/research/publi…
The average student loan balance among those with grad degrees using Income-Driven Repayment program is $120,000. studentaid.gov/sites/default/…
Major spike in student loan delinquency in Q1 2025, per NY Fed's latest Household Debt & Credit report.