consumer debt

October 17, 2019
Ida Rademacher and Genevieve Melford authored this piece on consumer debt for New America and The Emerging Millennial Wealth Gap.

July 30, 2019 The Pew Charitable Trusts interviews show continued challenges linked to income, job markets, and family situations.

July 25, 2019

Ida Rademacher is featured in the New York Times on positive and negative sides of debt.

If passed, this rule will rescind mandatory underwriting provisions set by the CFPB in November of 2017 governing these small dollar high-cost loans.

April 11, 2019 Over-reliance on fines and fees is a big part of the problem, but there are a lot of steps that cities can take.

Fifty percent of students who enroll in a for-profit college default on their student loans, resulting in a population that is financially worse off than when they first enrolled and disproportionately impacts people of color.

Americans with student loan debt, past credit problems, or onerous government fees should have fair options.

Empowering local leaders to take ownership of consumer debt and continue to drive solutions forward

The debt crisis is huge — but it isn’t hopeless.