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Student loan debt has grown 275% in the last decade. Americans now owe more to student loans than to their credit cards.

Student loan debt is the only category of consumer debt still rising in post-recession America. It’s grown 275% in the last decade to $905 billion, more than total general consumer credit card debt. In fact, only home mortgages count for more total financial liability to American households than student debt, and an alarming 14.4% of student debt is past due.

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What do others say?

  • : FinAid.org: “Who graduates college with six-figure student loan debt?” More

  • : NPR: “Graphic and article portraying how grants keep college costs lower” More

  • : NY Daily News: “7 pieces of advice for 2012 grads from a broke recent grad” More

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