(TND) — Nearly half of current borrowers call student loan debt a national crisis, a new Bankrate survey found.
An equal share, 48%, of current borrowers also say the government hasn’t done enough to help people with college debt.
The Biden administration is pursuing other student loan cancellation plans after the president’s $400 billion plan to cancel or reduce federal student loan debts for millions of Americans was struck down by the Supreme Court.
Student loans total over $1.7 trillion in the United States, with previous Bankrate polling finding that folks with student debt have put off important financial decisions, such saving for retirement or buying a home.
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