the debt doldrums

(Source: The Urban Institute)

More Than Half Of People With Student Loans Are Worried They Can’t Repay

Only 1-in-5 American adults is carrying some sort of student loan debt, and yet that relatively small group of consumers accounts for more than $1 trillion owed to lenders, more than either auto loans or credit card debt. And a new survey finds that nearly 60% of these borrowers are worried that they won’t be able to pay off their student loans. [More]