In the latest poll, 19 % of respondents cited school funding as the biggest problem, down from a record high of 36 % in 2010 and 2011, the peak of the recession years. (cato.org)
Before the recession unemployment stood at 6.4 % nationally and at the peak of that recession it was 8.5 % with some States suffering far higher figures. (realisticloans.com)
Although borrowers are getting behind less often than they did at the peak of the recession, the number of lawsuits filed by private lenders over delinquencies has «increased significantly in the past two years,» the Associated Press reports. (credible.com)