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Brown Joins Ohio University Students To Discuss College Affordability
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined students at Ohio University today to discuss efforts to keep college affordable for all Ohioans. Earlier this year, student loan debt outpaced credit card debt, soaring to more than $1 trillion. “Now more than ever, a college degree is the key to ...…Read More
Posted on 9/29/2012 | -
Senators Ask Consumer Financial Protection Bureau To Address Medical Debt Reporting
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH), asked Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Richard Cordray to begin addressing the harmful impact of medical debt collections and reporting on consum...…Read More
Posted on 8/3/2012 | -
Brown Reveals: More Than 382,000 Ohio Students Could See Student Loan Interest Rates Double Unless Congress Acts To Block Hike
Scheduled Interest Rate Hike Comes on the Heels of a New Analysis Showing That Half of Young College Graduates Are Jobless or Underemployed Wright State University, University of Toledo Students Join Brown on Call WASHINGTON, D.C.-More than 382,000 students across Ohio would be forced to pay...…Read More
Posted on 4/26/2012 | -
With Pres. Obama Taking Action on Sen. Brown's Student Loan Bill, College Graduates Will Begin to See Relief from Student Loan Debt
Average Ohio Student Graduates With Nearly $26,000 in Debt-Tenth-Highest Amount in the United States More Ohio college students and graduates will soon be able to consolidate student loans and manage student loan debt as a result of new federal action. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) ...…Read More
Posted on 10/26/2011 | -
With Two-Thirds of Ohio Students Graduating with Student Debt, Brown Announces Bill to Simplify Student Loan Repayment Process, Save Graduates Money, and Bolster Federal Pell Grant Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.-In the midst of college graduation season—and with two-thirds of Ohio students graduating from four-year public and private institutions with an average of nearly $26,000 in student loan debt—U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced new legislation that would simplify the student ...…Read More
Posted on 5/25/2011 |