The new survey from the Federal Reserve on changes in family finances from 2007 to 2010 contains sobering news. This covers the Great Recession, so it stands to reason that there would be some ugly statistics. And sure enough, the data show that median family income fell 7.7% in this period (real mean income went down 11%), and median net worth just collapsed, primarily from the crash of the housing bubble.
Fed Data Shows 38.8% Loss in Net Worth from 2007 to 2010 |
| By: David Dayen Tuesday June 12, 2012 8:30 am |


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