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Saturday, December 3, 2011
What the Federal Reserve's November Consumer Credit Report says about student loans
Revisions to Student Loan and Total Debt Balances
From the inception of the FRBNY Consumer Credit Panel, we have frequently compared the aggregate balances reported on our sample of consumer credit reports to other publicly available sources of data. For most categories of consumer debt, our aggregate figures are close to other public estimates and/or we are able to understand the differences we observe. However, we came to realize that our aggregate reported student loan balance was at the low end of the substantial range of publicly available sources.3 After several months of discussions with our vendor, we have now come to understand the source of this difference.
Our new data reflect changes to our vendor’s method of identifying outstanding student loans in 2011Q2 and 2011Q3. In particular, the new data for student loan balances – and total debt outstanding – incorporate additional student loan accounts that had previously been excluded.4
The revisions to the data are fairly substantial: as of our August report, 2011Q2 student loan balances were reported at $550 billion. We now estimate that student loans outstanding in that quarter (2011Q2) amounted to $845 billion, $290 billion or 53.7% higher than we reported earlier. These previously excluded loans were also missing from the total debt outstanding; as a result, our estimate of total debt outstanding in 2011Q2 is also revised upward by $290 billion (2.5%).
For now, we only have data using the revised methodology for the two most recent quarters – 2011Q2 and 2011Q3. As noted above, the charts and data for the 2011Q3 Quarterly Report have been adjusted and annotated to reflect this fact. We are continuing to work with our vendor to make revisions to earlier data (1999Q1-2011Q1) and will report revised data when we have them.
SOURCE
From the inception of the FRBNY Consumer Credit Panel, we have frequently compared the aggregate balances reported on our sample of consumer credit reports to other publicly available sources of data. For most categories of consumer debt, our aggregate figures are close to other public estimates and/or we are able to understand the differences we observe. However, we came to realize that our aggregate reported student loan balance was at the low end of the substantial range of publicly available sources.3 After several months of discussions with our vendor, we have now come to understand the source of this difference.
Our new data reflect changes to our vendor’s method of identifying outstanding student loans in 2011Q2 and 2011Q3. In particular, the new data for student loan balances – and total debt outstanding – incorporate additional student loan accounts that had previously been excluded.4
The revisions to the data are fairly substantial: as of our August report, 2011Q2 student loan balances were reported at $550 billion. We now estimate that student loans outstanding in that quarter (2011Q2) amounted to $845 billion, $290 billion or 53.7% higher than we reported earlier. These previously excluded loans were also missing from the total debt outstanding; as a result, our estimate of total debt outstanding in 2011Q2 is also revised upward by $290 billion (2.5%).
For now, we only have data using the revised methodology for the two most recent quarters – 2011Q2 and 2011Q3. As noted above, the charts and data for the 2011Q3 Quarterly Report have been adjusted and annotated to reflect this fact. We are continuing to work with our vendor to make revisions to earlier data (1999Q1-2011Q1) and will report revised data when we have them.
SOURCE
A secret meeting between Obama and higher ed hot shots at White House on Monday?
Topic reportedly will be college affordability... or the lack thereof.
http://chronicle.com/article/White-House-Invites-College/130007/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/02/obama-invites-college-presidents-meeting
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/01/congress-duncan-focus-rising-college-prices
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/15/occupy-protests-focusing-increasingly-student-debt
Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve admits that it has been grossly underestimating the extent of student loan debt.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/national_economy/householdcredit/DistrictReport_Q32011.pdf
Image: chrisroll / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
http://chronicle.com/article/White-House-Invites-College/130007/?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/02/obama-invites-college-presidents-meeting
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/01/congress-duncan-focus-rising-college-prices
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/11/15/occupy-protests-focusing-increasingly-student-debt
Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve admits that it has been grossly underestimating the extent of student loan debt.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/national_economy/householdcredit/DistrictReport_Q32011.pdf
Friday, December 2, 2011
Today's Campus offers webnar on enrollment management
Today's Campus Live Webinar- Predicting 2012: Embrace the Future of Enrollment or Else
Join us for a Webinar on December 8, 2011
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/975159118
As the calendar turns over, schools can’t sit still. This webinar will present a detailed analysis of what pushed top performing marketing, admissions, and enrollment departments to success in 2011 and what they will need to do differently to succeed in the new year. Higher education is a quickly evolving playing field that is dangerous for leadership that is slow to react and an opportunity for agile schools to thrive.
Moderator
Ryan Busch, Publisher of Today'sCampus
Panelists
Shane Sparks, Co-Founder of Enrollment Resources
Gregg Meiklejohn, Co-Founder of Enrollment Resources
Martin Lind, Education Vertical Manager of Leads360
Title: Today's Campus Live Webinar- Predicting 2012: Embrace the Future of Enrollment or Else
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
**********************************************************************************************
See my archived Today's Campus articles at: http://www.todayscampus.com/writers/load.aspx?art=1762
Join us for a Webinar on December 8, 2011
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/975159118
As the calendar turns over, schools can’t sit still. This webinar will present a detailed analysis of what pushed top performing marketing, admissions, and enrollment departments to success in 2011 and what they will need to do differently to succeed in the new year. Higher education is a quickly evolving playing field that is dangerous for leadership that is slow to react and an opportunity for agile schools to thrive.
Moderator
Ryan Busch, Publisher of Today'sCampus
Panelists
Shane Sparks, Co-Founder of Enrollment Resources
Gregg Meiklejohn, Co-Founder of Enrollment Resources
Martin Lind, Education Vertical Manager of Leads360
Title: Today's Campus Live Webinar- Predicting 2012: Embrace the Future of Enrollment or Else
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST / 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer
**********************************************************************************************
See my archived Today's Campus articles at: http://www.todayscampus.com/writers/load.aspx?art=1762
DOE releases new FERPA regs
U.S. Education Department Announces New Measures to Safeguard Student Privacy
December 1, 2011
Contact:
Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
The U.S. Department of Education today announced new regulations to safeguard student privacy while giving states the flexibility to share school data that can be helpful in judging the effectiveness of government investments in education.
"Data are a powerful tool needed to improve the state of education in this country," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "At the same time, the benefits of using student data must always be balanced with the need to protect students' privacy rights and ensure their information is protected."
The regulations announced today will strengthen the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) by protecting the safety of student information, increasing the Department's ability to hold those who misuse or abuse student data accountable and ensuring our taxpayer funds are invested wisely and effectively.
In the past, uncertainty about where state sunshine laws left off and where FERPA picked up created confusion for institutions about when and with whom student information could and should be shared. Schools need the flexibility to pursue routine uses of information without getting prior consent while allowing them to prevent those who may misuse or abuse student information from accessing it. The regulations announced today allow schools to do just that.
The new regulations announced today will also help the Department of Education more effectively hold those who misuse or abuse student information accountable for violating FERPA. When FERPA was first conceived in the 1970s, it only applied to institutions with students in attendance—like high schools and colleges. Since then, a growing number of institutions and entities without students in attendance—like student lenders for example—have access to student records that should be protected by FERPA, but aren't. Today's announcement fixes that gap in student protection.
The changes announced today will also help policymakers determine if state and federally funded education programs are adequately preparing children for success in the next stage of life, whether that is in kindergarten or the workforce. States will be able to determine which early childhood programs prepare kids for kindergarten. High school administrators will now be able to tell how their graduates did in college. And states will be able to enter into research agreements on behalf of their districts to determine how best to use limited education funding during tough economic times.
Today's announcement comes on the heels of several efforts undertaken by the Obama Administration to ensure that private student data is protected. These include the appointment of Kathleen Styles as the Department's Chief Privacy Officer, the establishment of a Privacy Technical Assistance Center, and the publication of guidance documents on best practices for protecting confidential information about students.
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-education-department-announces-new-measures-safeguard-student-privacy
December 1, 2011
Contact:
Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
The U.S. Department of Education today announced new regulations to safeguard student privacy while giving states the flexibility to share school data that can be helpful in judging the effectiveness of government investments in education.
"Data are a powerful tool needed to improve the state of education in this country," said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "At the same time, the benefits of using student data must always be balanced with the need to protect students' privacy rights and ensure their information is protected."
The regulations announced today will strengthen the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) by protecting the safety of student information, increasing the Department's ability to hold those who misuse or abuse student data accountable and ensuring our taxpayer funds are invested wisely and effectively.
In the past, uncertainty about where state sunshine laws left off and where FERPA picked up created confusion for institutions about when and with whom student information could and should be shared. Schools need the flexibility to pursue routine uses of information without getting prior consent while allowing them to prevent those who may misuse or abuse student information from accessing it. The regulations announced today allow schools to do just that.
The new regulations announced today will also help the Department of Education more effectively hold those who misuse or abuse student information accountable for violating FERPA. When FERPA was first conceived in the 1970s, it only applied to institutions with students in attendance—like high schools and colleges. Since then, a growing number of institutions and entities without students in attendance—like student lenders for example—have access to student records that should be protected by FERPA, but aren't. Today's announcement fixes that gap in student protection.
The changes announced today will also help policymakers determine if state and federally funded education programs are adequately preparing children for success in the next stage of life, whether that is in kindergarten or the workforce. States will be able to determine which early childhood programs prepare kids for kindergarten. High school administrators will now be able to tell how their graduates did in college. And states will be able to enter into research agreements on behalf of their districts to determine how best to use limited education funding during tough economic times.
Today's announcement comes on the heels of several efforts undertaken by the Obama Administration to ensure that private student data is protected. These include the appointment of Kathleen Styles as the Department's Chief Privacy Officer, the establishment of a Privacy Technical Assistance Center, and the publication of guidance documents on best practices for protecting confidential information about students.
http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-education-department-announces-new-measures-safeguard-student-privacy
"A Billion here, a billion there. Pretty soon you're talking about real money." Late Senator Everett Dirksen
A message to all members of FacultyRow
By Tim R. Aguilar
Contributing Writer
It is estimated that by the end of 2011 national college debt will surpass $1 trillion—that's even more than the nation's cred it card debt. Undergraduate students...
To read the rest of this article, login to FacultyRow.com using the following link:
http://www.facultyrow.com/profiles/blogs/student-debt-crisis-has-reaches-breaking-point
Regards,
FacultyRow Director
Visit FacultyRow at: http://www.facultyrow.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
First, the Savings and Loan bubble... then the Dot-Com bubble... then the mortgage/derivatives bubble... is this the next bubble to burst? An economy afloat on a sea of credit and debt, piloted by pirates, can't stay afloat forever.
By Tim R. Aguilar
Contributing Writer
It is estimated that by the end of 2011 national college debt will surpass $1 trillion—that's even more than the nation's cred it card debt. Undergraduate students...
To read the rest of this article, login to FacultyRow.com using the following link:
http://www.facultyrow.com/profiles/blogs/student-debt-crisis-has-reaches-breaking-point
Regards,
FacultyRow Director
Visit FacultyRow at: http://www.facultyrow.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network
Image: renjith krishnan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net
First, the Savings and Loan bubble... then the Dot-Com bubble... then the mortgage/derivatives bubble... is this the next bubble to burst? An economy afloat on a sea of credit and debt, piloted by pirates, can't stay afloat forever.
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