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The new information gives new insight into intergenerational debt. Experts argue that the federal loans taken out by low-income parents can be a net negative for the family. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Never-before-released data from the federal government has shed new light on the debt burden of low-income families in California.<\/p>\n More than 13,500 low-income students attending California’s two public university systems had parents take out federal loans on their behalf in recent years, according to a CalMatters analysis of figures released by the U.S. Department of Education last week for every college in the nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The numbers show how much parents borrow in federal loans for their students by campus, filling a prominent hole in the public’s understanding of student loan debt.<\/p>\n