as printed in the Sun Times:

Students and loans: 'Til death do us part

May 6, 2007

BY DAVE NEWBART Staff Reporter dnewbart@suntimes.com

They liken it to a financial death sentence.

They can't get a car loan, a home mortgage or any other type of loan. They've lost jobs and even spouses over it.

They are so humiliated they don't want any of their friends or family to know.

And for most, there is no way out.

They are former students trapped under the weight of student loans. The same...