Self-Help Blog update: Buying a Home? Don’t Let Student Loan Debt Haunt Your Dream

Updates from the Self-Help Shares blog View this email in your browser Forward to a friend Self-Help Shares is a blog from Self-Help, where we share with you stories about our members, staff and community. To read more, visit our blog. Got a story to share? Email us at shonline@self-help.org. Newest from our blog: Buying a Home? Don't Let Student Loan Debt Haunt Your Dream Oct 30, 2019 04:17 pm Forget goblins and zombies. For over 44 million borrowers, this Halloween there’s nothing more frightening than the next student loan bill lurking in their mailbox. For the economic future of our nation, the cumulative threat is real and growing larger. As tuitions rise unchecked and for-profit colleges continue to prey on vulnerable students, the student loan debt burden in America is now $1.5 trillion—placing a drag on homeownership and other investments that help build a strong economy. When you mention student loan debt to Shondra Tanner, Self-Help’s Director of Mortgage Originations, she immediately thinks of Derek and Tricia, a couple who came to us for a home loan. Tricia is a teacher... Read more » Recent Articles: Honoring John Hervey Wheeler Reflections on the Recent Climate Strikes: Hope and Action United Services CU: A Family History Credit Union Resources for Members Affected by Hurricanes An Awesome Summer with Self-Help's Interns   Self-Help | 301 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27701 | (919) 956-4400 For member services, please call 1-800-966-7353 Want fewer emails?  update subscription preferences here    unsubscribe from this list