MoneyTips, Author at Critical Financial

Home Prices Outpace Pay Increases

Affordable housing is increasingly hard to find in today’s market. According to data from Trulia, America’s inventory of starter homes has decreased by almost half compared to six years ago while prices rose by almost 58 percent.

5 Biggest Warning Signs for Student Loan Debt

5 Biggest Warning Signs for Student Loan Debt As a nation, America’s student debt load is reaching crisis proportions. The New York Federal Reserve puts the total student loan debt at over $1.52 trillion, with the delinquency rate over 11 percent.

Jumbo Student Loans Increasing What Indebted Students Should Do

Jumbo debt is usually associated with commercial borrowing along with large residential mortgages — not something that college students normally take on. Until now: Jumbo student loans account for 17 percent of academic debt.

Student loan interest rates rise and here is what borrowers need to know.

Are you planning to take out student loans soon? Be prepared to pay more for the privilege.

America has reached a new economic milestone – or maybe a millstone – of $1.52 trillion. Which of the following does this number represent?

1. The latest contract for a professional athlete
2. Your current credit card balance
3. America’s collective student loan debt

While the first choice sounds strangely plausible, and some days you may feel like the second choice is correct, $1.52 trillion represents America’s total outstanding student loan debt as of March 2018 – according to the new consumer credit report from the New York Federal Reserve.

Home Prices Outpace Pay Increases

5 Biggest Warning Signs for Student Loan Debt

Jumbo Student Loans Increasing — What Indebted Students Should Do

Student Loan Interest Rates Rise — What Borrowers Need to Know

The Current State of Student Loan Debt