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Here's the latest sticker shock: Borrowing for a mortgage -- or a car

It's not just mortgages being at their highest level in almost three years — but the cost of loans for cars and higher education are among the borrowing…

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NPR reports: It's not just mortgages being at their highest level in almost three years — but the cost of loans for cars and higher education are among the borrowing costs affected, too.

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