Missourians are living with a double whammy of student loans and credit card debt ^4.7%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Holly Edgell - 6/30/2026, 9:00 AM

Availability Heuristic 19.6% - Negativity Bias 9.6% - Framing Effect 8.9%

Grace Englehart and her husband, Joshua Clark, thought they would be living in a house by now. They are buying Englehart’s childhood home in Blue Springs from her mother at well below market value. Even so, it took several months longer than expected to meet the financial requirements of their lender. And, because Grace carries a hefty... more