{
  "id": 681582,
  "title": "144,000 Coloradans are in student loan default as repayment struggles increase nationwide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/144-000-coloradans-are-in-student-loan-default-as-repayment-struggles",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chalkbeat",
    "slug": "chalkbeat",
    "url": "https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2026/08/12/federal-data-shows-increase-in-colorado-student-loan-defaults/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Violet Knowles said her $3,678.69 in student loan debt is haunting her like a specter. Violet and her husband Stellan Knowles, both 24, said they’ve tried to pay off the debt, which was borrowed by her mom. But they were stymied by technical…",
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  "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."
}