Tuesday, February 17, 2015

US Household Debt Nears $12 Trillion

http://247wallst.com/banking-finance/2015/02/17/u-s-household-debt-nears-12-trillion/?:link=mktw

In its fourth quarter 2014 report on household debt and credit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said that debt rose by $117 billion in the quarter, and total indebtedness at the end of December totaled $11.83 trillion. That is a year-over-year increase of $306 billion.

Mortgage debt rose by $39 billion in the fourth quarter and student loan debt rose by $31 billion. U.S. households also added $21 billion to auto loan debt and $20 billion to credit card debt.

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