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Today in Data: U.K. Lender Prodigy’s U.S. Expansion Funding

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Post-primary schooling can be one of the most expensive endeavors a young person or adult in continuing education can take on. In the United States alone, student loan debt has surpassed a very large amount that was once not thought possible and is likely going to continue to climb. .

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Americans Are Borrowing Like It’s 2008 … Sort Of

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The decline in debt between 2008 and 2013 was an aberration from what had been a 63-year upward trend reflecting the depth, duration and aftermath of the Great Recession. By Fed estimates, as much as 22 percent of those loans could risk being overdue but for deferred loan payments due to unemployment or continuing education.

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24 Industries & Technologies That Will Shape The Post-Virus World

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Despite the rising popularity of virtual workout options — most prominently embodied by Peloton — boutique brick-and-mortar fitness was in a period of rapid growth prior to the crisis, with memberships growing over 120% from 2013 to 2017, according to Bloomberg.