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Interactive: See what could change for the Americans still paying for college

More than 40 million Americans are still writing checks for a degree they finished years ago.

Interactive: See what could change for the Americans still paying for college

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More than 40 million Americans are still writing checks for a degree they finished years ago.

More than 40 million Americans are still writing checks for a degree they finished years ago. The average borrower is now paying $434 a month.

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More than 40 million Americans are still writing checks for a degree they finished years ago. The average borrower is now paying $434 a month.

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The average borrower is now paying $434 a month.

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