Loan defaults lowest in Utah

State's students best in the nation when it comes to repaying education debt

Published: Thursday, Oct. 29 2009 12:00 a.m. MDT

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Utah students are doing such a good job paying back their loans that the state has been able to slash its default rate in half since 2005, according to a recent federal report.

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Dr Econ

Honest and frugal. Good for Utah!

8:59 a.m. Oct. 29, 2009
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Anonymous

But wait we are the worst state in the union. We are the bottom of all financial surveys. It is all the LDS church's fault.

NOT!

9:02 a.m. Oct. 29, 2009
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Anonymous

BYU only had 15 loans in default.

WOW! That is truly amazing.

Nice job. I guess the LDS church is doing some good things after all !

10:23 a.m. Oct. 29, 2009
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