How to Manage Your Student Debt, and Other College Loan Questions

Across the country, college graduates have accumulated more than $1 trillion in student debt. — Across the country, college graduates have accumulated more than $1 trillion in student debt. –File

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September 18, 2014

Adam Minsky is a Boston attorney who focuses on student debt issues. His recently published “Student Loan Debt 101’’ aims to be a how-to guide for fresh college graduates navigating the sometimes tricky world of managing their student debt.

Minsky spoke with Boston.com about some of the options available to student debtors, recent student loan news, and ways to manage the root causes that have led to more than $1 trillion in college debt to accumulate across the country.

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