The student loan crisis is starting to feel a lot like the housing crisis of the last decade, warns Illinois State Attorney General Lisa Madigan – a swelling economic disaster with millions of fragile borrowers unable to get timely help or good advice. If that seems like an overstatement of the situation to you, consider this: A stunning 1-in-3 student loan borrowers are late on loan payments , and several studies show struggling borrowers often don't know about programs designed to lower their monthly payments.
