More than 40 million Americans hold student loans. During the past decade, the amount of outstanding debt from federal student loans jumped from more than $500 billion to over $1.3 trillion, surpassing all categories of household debt other than mortgages. A panel discussion arranged by the Pew Charitable Trusts discussed which borrowers might be at risk for delinquency and default.
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