Student Loan debt is rising significantly with no end in site. It is important to both the foundation of this countries economy as well as to its citizens that Education should be affordable to all. Student loans for both undergrad as well as graduate level education is threatening to be the next big "financial crisis in this nation" with more students defaulting on loans everyday and institutions charging more for education there is no end in sight. Now without Federal Subsidized loans we are forced to accept Unsubsidized loans with interest rates as high as 7.9% on top of an additional hidden "origination fees" of 4%. Furthermore these loans start accumulating DURING enrollment which is at a time when all students are the most vulnerable and typically don't have a steady source of income



