Case Studies

Resource Links

studentloans.gov

You’ll find tools and resources for student loan management. This is where you can find things like direct consolidation loan application, repayment plan information, payment calculators, and information about loan forgiveness. The information you’re after is most likely under the Repayment and Consolidation tab on the right.

studentaid.ed.gov

You’ll find everything from the basics of borrowing to repayment and forgiveness options. This website has a pretty functional search tool to help you find what you’re looking for. What you’re after is most likely under the How to Repay Your Loans tab on the right.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Under post-secondary education you will find statistics about everything from enrollment and crime to financial aid data. This is your go to spot for fact-checking.

Repayable Facebook Page

This is where you’ll find a community of like-minded borrowers working on tackling their debt. You can post a question, stay updated on the latest student loan information, and remain motivated to repay your debt.

Repayable the Book

The book is your one stop guide to everything you’ve ever needed to know about student loan repayment. Repayable is designed to inform you as it guides you through repayment strategies that work for your specific financial situation. Repayable also serves to fuel you to create social change for yourself and future generations.

congress.gov

You’ll find information about current legislation that’s searchable by topic. You’ll be able to see details like summary, bill text, actions, cosponsors, committees, and related bills for each bill currently introduced.

senate.gov

You’ll find contact information for your senators. Most will have links to their websites, phone numbers, email addresses, and mailing addresses.

house.gov

You’ll find contact information for your representatives. Most will have links to their websites, phone numbers, email addresses, and mailing addresses.

 

Contact Your Legislator (Example Script)

Hi my name is __(Your Name)__ and I’m a registered voter in __(Your City)__. I wanted to talk to you about the Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act introduced in the House by representative Peters__(or whatever piece of legislation you’re concerned about)__. This act represents an important step for helping Americans with student loan debt.
I graduated in __(Year you graduated)__ with my __(Your degree)__ from an in-state public institution with __(Your student loan amount)__ of student loan debt despite __(what you did in college to reduce your student loan debt)__. Work ethic isn’t the cause of crushing student loan debt, rising costs are. Proactive change is too late for those of us with debt, we need some legislative help to assist us in digging ourselves out.
The Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act __(or whatever piece of legislation you’re concerned about)__is one piece of legislation that could incentivize employers to offer more loan repayment assistance programs and help ease some of the student loan debt burden.
I would love to talk with you more about this bill. Feel free to call me at __(your phone number)__.