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The idea behind student loans was that the government would help students get an education they otherwise couldn’t afford. But it hasn’t worked out that way. Yes, more money has been made available to pay for education. But that new money has also seemed to contribute to a faster growth rate in school fees. So, in effect, students are having to borrow more and more to get their education. The article below seeks to provide some background to the street protest signs about student debt. As it explains, the total amount of student loans has quintupled in about 12 years, the level is similar to total credit card debt, and more and more students leave school with a heavy burden of both student loan and credit card debt.Race and student debt

An equal proportion of white and black respondents – 46% and 45%, respectively – said that they or someone in their household has student loan debt, according to Havard of 18-29-year-olds. The number was slightly smaller for Hispanic households, at 32%.

Money is an important factor when it comes to attending college, especially for those who have little. The majority of the IOP survey respondents, at 70%, said that financial circumstances played a role in their decision whether or not to attend school at all. The difference between race was even more stark in the breakdown of these responses, with 52% of blacks saying that it played an important role compared to 38% of whites.

DEFINITION of 'Credit'

1. A contractual agreement in which a borrower receives something of value now and agrees to repay the lender at some date in the future, generally with interest. The term also refers to the borrowing capacity of an individual or company.

2. An accounting entry that either decreases assets or increases liabilities and equity on the company's balance sheet.