What Matters in Student Loan Default: A Review of the Research Literature

Autor/inn/en	Gross, Jacob P. K.; Cekic, Osman; Hossler, Don; Hillman, Nick
Titel	What Matters in Student Loan Default: A Review of the Research Literature
Quelle	In: Journal of Student Financial Aid, 39 (2009) 1, S.19-29 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0884-9153
Schlagwörter	Student Loan Programs; Family Income; Loan Default; Literature Reviews; Loan Repayment; Student Characteristics; Institutional Characteristics; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Socioeconomic Influences; Family Structure; Parents; Educational Attainment; Debt (Financial); Enrollment; Predictor Variables; Time to Degree; College Credits; College Transfer Students; Grades (Scholastic); College Preparation; Majors (Students) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familieneinkommen; Schuldnerverzug; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Eltern; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Einschulung; Prädiktor; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Notenspiegel
Abstract	Federal higher education policy has shifted over the past few decades from grants to loans as the primary means for providing access to postsecondary education for low- and moderate-income families. With this shift, policy makers have begun tracking student loan default rates as a key indicator of the efficacy of student loan programs. This effort requires a closer examination of how to define default and what default signifies: What is an acceptable rate of default? What factors contribute to default? Should default rates be used as indicators of institutional quality or loan program efficacy. These questions lead to further investigation of factors influencing default, such as whether default is a function of the characteristics of students or of the institutions they attend, and whether the types of loans borrowed influence the probabilities of default. To help answer these and related questions, this study reviewed the literature of research on student loan default conducted between 1978 and 2007, and identified 41 of the higher quality studies, the findings of which are summarized here. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10