For millions of Americans, the door to employment has been opened by college degrees, many of which have been financed by student loans. But these are now the largest form of unsecured household debt in our country. When the subprime mortgage crisis sent the economy into a downward spiral, the national focus was aimed at trying to better protect our financial system and consumers. This sparked the creation of government agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that … [Read more...] about Student Debt as the New Mortgage Crisis?