Education

Policy Brief: Predatory actors worsen borrowers' woes as education debt holds back Maine's economy

Summary: Higher education is a boon to graduates and Maine’s economy. It increases degree holders’ lifetime earnings, improves business competitiveness, and spurs consumer spending. But escalating college […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 10, 2018

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education, Jobs and Income

Maine women have higher student debt burden

A new poll released this week by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) finds Maine women — who in Maine represent the majority of adults with student debt […]

Beacon

Posted December 5, 2018

Tags Inequality, Polling, Student Debt

Education, Jobs and Income

Maine college graduates struggle to pay down school debt as state battles with lenders

A new [MECEP] poll shows that student loan debt and predatory practices by some lenders that make paying loans back increasingly expensive prevents a majority of borrowers […]

MaineBiz

Posted December 3, 2018

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education, Jobs and Income

Survey finds that Mainers are struggling to pay off student loans

Mainers are struggling to pay off their student loans, with their debt impacting everything from car purchases to health care. That’s according to the results of a […]

Maine Public

Posted December 1, 2018

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

New poll: Mainers struggle to pay down student debt, say loan servicers are making matters worse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 29, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto (MECEP): mario@mecep.org | (207) 460-4669 Ricardo Quinto (CRL): ricardo.quinto@responsiblelending.org. AUGUSTA, Maine – A new poll released today by the Maine Center […]

Posted November 29, 2018

Tags Consumer Protection, Polling, Student Debt

Education

Press Release: Lawmakers should override veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 MECEP urges lawmakers to override LePage’s veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights […]

Posted May 1, 2018

Tags Student Debt

Education

MaineBiz: MECEP supports LePage/Grohman student debt relief effort

From the article: James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, described the bill “as a promising initiative to start addressing these economic problems.” […]

MaineBiz

Posted March 19, 2018

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

PRESS RELEASE: DeVos threatens Maine's authority to protect students from predatory loan practices

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 1, 2018 CONTACT: Mario Moretto, Communications Director mario@mecep.org (207) 620-1101 DeVos threatens Maine’s authority to protect students from predatory loan practices Maine must […]

Posted March 1, 2018

Tags Education, Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

In Maine, higher education tuition hikes and reduced quality threaten economic future

The Maine Center for Economic Policy’s (MECEP) analysis of a report released by the Center for Budget Policy and Priorities (CBPP) reveals that Maine students at four-year public […]

James Myall

Posted August 24, 2017

Tags Higher Education, Student Debt

Education

Maine lawmakers need to protect student loan borrowers

A new report from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) highlights another way that the very companies that are supposed to be helping Maine student loan […]

Jody Harris

Posted June 23, 2017

Tags Consumer Protection, Higher Education, Student Debt

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Policy Brief: Predatory actors worsen borrowers' woes as education debt holds back Maine's economy

Maine women have higher student debt burden

Maine college graduates struggle to pay down school debt as state battles with lenders

Survey finds that Mainers are struggling to pay off student loans

New poll: Mainers struggle to pay down student debt, say loan servicers are making matters worse

Press Release: Lawmakers should override veto of Student Loan Bill of Rights

MaineBiz: MECEP supports LePage/Grohman student debt relief effort

PRESS RELEASE: DeVos threatens Maine's authority to protect students from predatory loan practices

In Maine, higher education tuition hikes and reduced quality threaten economic future

Maine lawmakers need to protect student loan borrowers