Loans pushing bankruptcy filings

THE OLYMPIAN • Published February 08, 2012 Modified February 07, 2012

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Student-loan debt is pushing an increasing number of young people and their parents toward bankruptcy, according to a survey released Tuesday.

More than four-fifths of bankruptcy attorneys say they’ve seen a notable jump in the number of potential clients with student-loan debt in the past few yearss.

The average student-loan debt of 2010 college graduates topped $25,000 — a record.

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