Mortgages are the only debt outstanding that is greater than student loans.
Student debt in America has approached crisis level and become a roadblock to opportunity for many people...
With student loans being handed out like candy, borrowers across the nation are struggling with their decision to fund college through debt...
U.S. stocks advanced after a tepid and mixed morning. Here are three stories helping shape the markets on Wednesday afternoon...
A new survey shows that nearly 70 percent of adult children view their mothers as the go-to choices for personal finance discussions.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor has shown that college-educated workers were the only group to see an increase (9 percent) in employment since 2008...
The skyrocketing price of a college education is causing an epidemic with student loans...
The younger generation, which is more likely to be first-time home buyers, are also seeing troubling rises in the delinquency rates of student loans...
Making matters worse, the weak economy is causing more people to go back to school and rack up even more debt...
Consumer debt in the fourth-quarter increased for the first time in four years...
It is too soon to tell if the trend will continue, but those under 35 years old are reducing debt loads substantially faster than older adults...
Consumer credit continues its parabolic rise...
The sky-rocketing costs of college have been outpacing inflation for years...
Similar to the housing bubble, loose lending standards and low interest rates have driven the cost of college much higher over the years...
In comparison, the total amount outstanding on credit card balances is about $800 billion...