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Fewer Americans Owe Debt…but Those That Do Owe More
Back in 2000, 74% of US households carried some sort of debt. That has fallen to 69%, according to a report from the Census Bureau...
Mar 25, 20131 min read
Tide is Receding on Underwater Mortgages…but Millions of Homeowners Still Can’t Breath
Last year, 2 million homeowners came out from underwater on their mortgage (meaning they now have positive equity in their home),...
Feb 25, 20132 min read


Student Loan Debt: Worse than We Thought
Consumer debt peaked in 2008. And over the past four years, it has been falling. Since the start of the financial crisis, overall...
Dec 3, 20121 min read


Housing and Multigenerational Households
The news in the housing market has been more good than bad lately. Housing starts, permits, existing home sales, home prices: the data...
Nov 5, 20121 min read
The Middle Class: Pushing Forward and Losing Ground
The middle-class, in its simplest dictionary definition, is the socioeconomic group between the upper class and lower class. And simply...
Sep 9, 20122 min read
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