Mark Kantrowitz

Mark Kantrowitz

@mkant

Expert on college loans, scholarships & student financial aid. Publisher of Fastweb and FinAid.org. Author of Secrets to Winning a Scholarship.

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Ask Kantro: What are the Downsides to Using Home Equity to Refinance Student Loan Debt?: I have almost $200K in ...

Even in this economy. Most borrowers do not graduate with excessive debt and most are able to repay their loans.

Try debt < annual income as a threshold. Most borrowers with such an income/debt link can afford to repay in ten years or less.

also, six figure debt is a figure promoted by others, not me. I've previously mentioned $45,000, the 90th percentile.

Total student loan debt < annual starting salary is a good rule, but data linking individual debt/income is not available.

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