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According to the New York Times, American borrowers now owe more for their education than for any form of consumer debt other than mortgages.
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Economic impact Student loans account for just 9% of all outstanding consumer debt, according to Bank of America.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 May 2025
The ratio of disposable income that consumers spend on servicing consumer debt is still below pre-pandemic levels thanks to a period of low interest rates and strong income growth from sources outside of wages, such as corporate dividends, interest payments and Social Security.
—Dryden Pence, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Economic Strength - Equitas Capital Advisors, LLC show consumer debt, unemployment, and other measures are normalizing from historic lows after all the government stimulus spending in the wake of COVID.
—David Thomas, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 17 May 2025
Economic impact Student loans account for just 9% of all outstanding consumer debt, according to Bank of America.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 May 2025
The ratio of disposable income that consumers spend on servicing consumer debt is still below pre-pandemic levels thanks to a period of low interest rates and strong income growth from sources outside of wages, such as corporate dividends, interest payments and Social Security.
—Dryden Pence, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Economic Strength - Equitas Capital Advisors, LLC show consumer debt, unemployment, and other measures are normalizing from historic lows after all the government stimulus spending in the wake of COVID.
—David Thomas, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Consumer debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20debt. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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