Student loans in the United States have hit a
record $1.34 trillion, an increase of $85 billion over last year’s
figure, a report published by the Federal Reserve Bank said.
The figure is 13 times what students owe in the United Kingdom, which is about 100 billion pounds.
Similarly auto loans have now reached $1.19
trillion, up by $55 billion. And Mortgage debt was $8.69 trillion in
the second quarter, up $329 billion from last year, the report said.
trillion, up by $55 billion. And Mortgage debt was $8.69 trillion in
the second quarter, up $329 billion from last year, the report said.
The report showed that the debts amassed by
Americans reached another record high in the second quarter, after
having earlier in the year surpassed its pre-crisis peak, on the back of
modest rises in mortgage, auto and credit card debt, where
delinquencies jumped.
Americans reached another record high in the second quarter, after
having earlier in the year surpassed its pre-crisis peak, on the back of
modest rises in mortgage, auto and credit card debt, where
delinquencies jumped.
Total U.S. household debt was $12.84 trillion in
the three months to June, up $552 billion from a year ago, according to a
Federal Reserve Bank of New York report published on Tuesday.
the three months to June, up $552 billion from a year ago, according to a
Federal Reserve Bank of New York report published on Tuesday.
The proportion of overall debt that was delinquent,
at 4.8 percent, was on par with the previous quarter. However a red
flag was raised over the transitions of credit card balances into
delinquency, which the New York Fed said “ticked up notably.”
at 4.8 percent, was on par with the previous quarter. However a red
flag was raised over the transitions of credit card balances into
delinquency, which the New York Fed said “ticked up notably.”
Loosening lending standards have allowed borrowers
with lower credit scores to access credit cards, Andrew Haughwout, an
in-house economist, said in the report.
with lower credit scores to access credit cards, Andrew Haughwout, an
in-house economist, said in the report.
“The current state of credit card delinquency flows
can be an early indicator of future trends and we will closely monitor
the degree to which this uptick is predictive of further consumer
distress,” he said.
can be an early indicator of future trends and we will closely monitor
the degree to which this uptick is predictive of further consumer
distress,” he said.
Total U.S. indebtedness is about 14 percent above
the trough of household deleveraging brought on by the 2007-2009
financial crisis and deep recession, a pull-back that interrupted what
had been a 63-year upward trend.
the trough of household deleveraging brought on by the 2007-2009
financial crisis and deep recession, a pull-back that interrupted what
had been a 63-year upward trend.
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