USA Today recently reported that student loan debt in the United States, which totals $850 billion, now exceeds outstanding credit card debt in the U.S., which totals $828 billion.
USA Today gets its numbers from a web site publisher named Mark Kantrowitz, who publishes two scholarship matching services called FinAid.org and FastWeb.com. I was unable to independently verify Mr. Kantrowitz’ numbers but if you Google “total credit card debt in U.S.” and “total student loan debt in the U.S.” you will get numbers in the range quoted in the USA Today article.
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Earlier this month the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving the question of discharge of student loans in a Chapter 13 case. The case arose from a Chapter 13 petition filed in 1992 by Francisco Espinoza, an American Airlines baggage handler.
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I have been getting a lot of calls and emails lately about student loan debt. Perhaps with the economy in recession, student loan creditors are becoming more hard line about collecting, and student loan debtors have good reason to be worried.
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