Student debt burdens are weighing on the economic fortunes of today’s young adults. Among the college-educated, those with outstanding student debt are lagging far behind those who are debt free in terms of household wealth.
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Outstanding household debt increased $241 billion during last October-December, the biggest quarterly jump since 2007.
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U.S. families are relying less on their own resources and more on outside sources (scholarships, loans and the like) to pay for college.
About one out of five of the nation’s households owed student debt in 2010, more than double the share two decades earlier.
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