Major steps taken will provide increased access to FHA loans for individuals with student loan debt.
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Doug Duncan, Chief Economist at Fannie Mae explains why student debt matters to millennial homebuyers and the impact of a recession on the housing market.
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How have the overall consumer credit trends impacted HELOCs? Here’s what the latest Fed Report on revolving and nonrevolving credit had to say.
Read More »Ask the Economist with Skylar Olsen
Olsen spoke to DS News about the trends in the housing markets and the homelessness crisis in America. Here’s what she had to say.
Read More »Can Education Costs Spur More Foreclosures?
In this video spotlight, DS News explores a recent report that explored the correlation between higher education costs and foreclosure rates. Click through to learn what the data revealed.
Read More »Lawmaker Proposes Zero-Interest Mortgages to Fight Student Debt
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently reported that student loan debt had increased by $21 billion in Q4 2017. U.S. student debt currently totals around $1.4 trillion, with the average student in 2017 owing $37,172. Student loan debt ...
Read More »Student Debt Up, Homeownership Down
The CFPB released data that showing nearly half of school borrowers are bogged down with at least $20,000 of student debt—double what it was 10 years ago. How will this affect homeownership?
Read More »Treasury Deputy Secretary Says Student Loan Debt Not ‘Inherently Bad’
Speaking at the 56th annual meeting of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) on Monday, U.S. Department of Treasury Deputy Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin said she does not see the nation's growing problem of student loan debt leading to an economic meltdown – and student loan debt may not be affecting a borrower's ability to buy a home, depending on that borrower's financial situation.
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