Are student loans the next big risk to markets?

The amount of student loans in the U.S. has ballooned to more than a trillion dollars, reports bloomberg.com.

April 14, 2015 | Last updated on April 14, 2015

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The amount of student debt in the U.S. has ballooned to more than a trillion dollars, reports bloomberg.com.

And this is the biggest risk to the credit market, according to Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management. In fact, experts are comparing rising student debt to the subprime mortgage market before the crisis.

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