WASHINGTON (AP) — Young adults who took out loans for college have significantly more overall debt than those who didn’t have to borrow for their education, researchers report.
A Pew Research Center study released Wednesday examined households headed by people under 40 and found those with student loans tend to typically have about $137,010 in overall debt, including mortgages, car loans, and credit cards.
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