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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
J.R. Duren

Student loan borrowers face tough decisions on the future as new repayment era looms

As federal student loan repayments enter a new season on July 1, borrowers are conflicted about the value of a college education and the cost of student loans, according to a new survey of 1,005 U.S. college graduates from consumer research and analysis firm ConsumerVoice.org.

Some 83 percent of graduates say they couldn’t have finished their higher education without student loans, yet nearly half of them have delayed saving for retirement because of their loan payments, the study found.

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