Released: August 11, 2013

Son secretly took out huge student loans in parent’s name

Source: Liz Weston - The L.A. Times

Dear Liz: Our son went to an expensive private school and ended up with more than $100,000 in federal and private loans by the time he graduated. My wife cosigned a private loan for $25,000 for the first year, and that was the last we heard of any loans until he graduated with a degree in social services. After he was out of school for six months, we started getting phone calls asking for payment. Turns out he electronically signed my wife's name to the next three years of his student loans.

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