This is what $12.12 trillion worth of household debt looks like

Household debt in the US increased slightly to $12.12 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2015, up $51 billion (0.4%) from the third quarter. "Mortgage balances, the largest component of household debt, were roughly flat in the fourth quarter. Mortgage balances shown on consumer credit reports stood at $8.25 trillion, an $11 billion drop from the third quarter of 2015," according to the New York Federal Reserve's latest Household Debt and Credit Report. "Balances on home equity lines of credi...