INCOME ASSIGNMENT CONTRACTS: ARE THESE SIMPLY INDENTURED SERVITUDE CONTRACTS WITH A NEW NAME?

Authors

  • Clifford Fisher MBA, JD, LLM, SJD Clinical Professor Assistant Dean forOnline Programs Instructional Excellence Krannert School of Management Purdue University
  • Saran Mishra Exponent Editor Krannert School of Management Purdue University
  • Cara Putman JD, MBA Continuous Term Lecturer Krannert School of Management Purdue University

Abstract

As undergraduate student debt continues to mount, there is an active search for alternatives to student loans. As a Wall Street Journal opinion piece noted, the average debt load for students graduating in 2015 was $35,000, the highest debt load per student to date.[1] The problem with an average is that some students will have less debt, but just as many students are carrying even heavier loads. Furthermore, the federal student loans market has created a bubble – investors have begun betting against the market due to its $1.2 trillion[2] in size and about $100 billion of federal student loans being in default, 9 percent of outstanding balance[3].

 

[1] Jeffrey Sparshott, Congratulations, Class of 2015. You’re the Most Indebted Ever (For Now), Wall Street Journal, May 8, 2015 accessed on August 19, 2015 at blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/05/08/congratulations-class-of-2015-youre-the-most-indebted-ever-for-now.

[2] Suze Orman CNBC Biggest economic threat? Student loans. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/10/25/student-loan-debt/17773131/

[3] Kelly Bit, Bloomberg Business Ackman says student loans are biggest risk in capital markets.http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-13/ackman-says-student-loans-biggest-risk-in-credit-market

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Published

15-01-2017

How to Cite

Clifford Fisher, Saran Mishra, & Cara Putman. (2017). INCOME ASSIGNMENT CONTRACTS: ARE THESE SIMPLY INDENTURED SERVITUDE CONTRACTS WITH A NEW NAME?. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 3(1). Retrieved from http://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/642