New data shows Gen Z and millennials are accumulating debt at a substantially faster rate than older generations.

Americans are facing rising debt levels. Household debt balances — which includes both housing (the largest portion) and non-housing debt — reached $18.8 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2025, with ...

There’s a growing wave of consumer debt — to the tune of $17.1 trillion — spreading across America, and one Texas couple is right in the thick of it. San Antonio-based teachers, Lily, 33, and Mark, 40 ...

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Student loan balances also grew by $16 billion to reach $1.63 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Total U.S. household debt rose by $167 billion in the first quarter of the ...

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