It's been a crazy couple of months for me, so I apologize for the lack of news updates, but it couldn't be helped. Settle in to read now, though, as I have quite a few links to impart on you, and I'm just going to list them all now:

-Borrowers flee the country to avoid student loan debt. Meanwhile, more general stories on student loan debt hardship from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Wall Street Journal, the Las Vegas Sun, and Wallet Pop.

-Student loan debt affects career choices, and sends some students back to school to avoid payment.

-Attorneys in Mohave County, Arizona, may get some help with their loans, as may borrowers in Missouri, and borrowers in Pennsylvania have asked state officials for help with their debt burdens.

-Defaults on student loans are expected to rise in the midst of the economic crisis.

-The Higher Ed Watch Blog has a wish list for President-Elect Obama, and would also like to know, in light of recent credit issues and bailouts, what about private student loan borrowers?

Student Loan Debt Clock: $558 billion. Happy holidays, recessionistas!

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In November of 2006 (and again in January of 2007), we asked if the great change in the makeup of Congress would be a change in the attitude of Congress toward an issue that matters to us: student loan reconsolidation. In terms of current students, Congress did seem to take some steps forward. In terms of borrowers who have graduated, not so much.

So now we have a sea change in the makeup of the House, the Senate, and the White House. Will this spell real change on student loan issues? Time will tell.

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