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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

United States borrowing grows increase in sex years

Americans borrowing grows highest  in sex years. A new report publish by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Borrowing to buy homes, cars and pay for college, fueled a $241 billion increase in U.S. household debt over the past quarter. Total debt grew to $11.52 trillion.

 

Mortgage debt increased 3.9 percent or $152 billion, accounting for the biggest increase in total dollars. But student loan debt saw the biggest percentage increase of 11.5 percent or $53 billion.
It is the big challenge for U.S Because this problem create on U.S economy. Household debt has increased over its year-ago levels suggesting that after a long period of deleveraging, households are borrowing again," said Wilbert van der Klaauw. He is the  senior vice president and economist at the New York Fed.