{
  "id": 14700579,
  "title": "College was supposed to be ‘good debt.’ For many borrowers, it isn’t paying off",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/college-was-supposed-to-be-good-debt-for-many-borrowers-it-isnt",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-15T12:53:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/15/student-loans-college-degree-good-debt.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rising college costs, growing student debt, changing repayment rules and a tougher job market are challenging the idea that student loans are \"good debt.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}