Dear Community Partner,

Student loans are one of the primary ways to fund an education, yet this debt can often have a detrimental effect on the borrower’s finances for the long term.

Join Consumer Action for a two-part train-the-trainer series on student loan debt. The free 90-minute trainings will focus on the disparities in student loan debt and how that debt impacts borrowers over time by lowering credit scores, limiting purchasing power, delaying financial milestones such as buying a home, and compromising retirement security. We will also explore alternatives to student loans, resources for the student borrower, and loan forgiveness programs for indebted students.

Webinar I: Student Loans: Beyond borrowing
Tuesday, May 9
Click here to register for part one. 

Webinar II: Alternatives to Student Loans
Wednesday, May 31
Click here to register for part two. 

Dr. Ana Hernández Kent, senior researcher for the Institute for Economic Equity at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Dr. Nicole Smith, research professor and chief economist at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce; and Amy Czulada, outreach and advocacy manager, and Katherine Welbeck, director of advocacy and civil rights counsel, both with the Student Borrower Protection Center, will headline the May 9 webinar. 

The May 9 webinar will cover:

Wealth outcomes and wealth inequalities
Gender disparities in student loans
The economic value of a college degree and which majors will be in future demand
Before you owe: What consumers should know about student loans and the student loan industry
Are "learn now, pay later” student loans, offered by some colleges, a debt trap?

AFC professionals can earn 1.5 CEUs for participation in this free 90-minute webinar.

To register for the “Student Loans: Beyond borrowing“ webinar, on Tuesday, May 9, at 10:00 a.m. PT (11:00 a.m. MT; noon CT; 1:00 p.m. ET), click here.

If you have questions for our guest speaker, please send them to me by May 5. We want to hear from you! Also, please email me any questions regarding the webinar.

We look forward to your participation.

Sincerely,

Linda Williams
Community Outreach and Training Manager
Consumer Action

Consumer Action presents this webinar with funding from Wells Fargo.

Through education and advocacy, nonprofit Consumer Action fights for strong consumer rights and policies that promote fairness and financial prosperity for underrepresented consumers nationwide.

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