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Millennials are watching monthly student loan payments skyrocket from $500 to $5000 under Trump: This will ‘crash the economy’ (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I used to have apparently atrocious credit due to delaying payments on my student loans for years. But with proof of income it didn't stop me from getting apartments in NYC. In the last place I asked the broker what my credit score was and while he wasn't at liberty to tell me he did say "Not good. But it's all student debt related which we don't consider relevant". Still seems weird to me today but I guess landlords often don't consider student debt to be a reflection of a tenant's ability to pay rent. Probably because most people prioritize paying for shelter over paying for the classes in their past.