The Impact of Student Loan Debt on the Economy

The average student loan monthly payment is $373, but that's skewed way up because a small percentage of borrowers owe such large amounts. More than half of all payments are 200 a month or less, hopefully manageable for most people. The keys to watch here will be credit card delinquencies, car payments, and even some mortgages. New excerpts from Walter Isaacson's upcoming novel showcase how the Tesla CEO founded X biography back in 1999.