An Unpaid Student Loan Comes Back To Haunt Houston Man

An Unpaid Student Loan Comes Back To Haunt Houston Man

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Paul Aker got a rude awakening when U.S. Marshals arrested him last week. Aker owed $1,500 in student loans and he had been summoned to appear in court. When he failed to show up, he was arrested.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with student loan expert Mark Kantrowitz, who is publisher of the scholarship website Cappex.com, about this case and why the U.S. Marshals were called.

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