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Graduates may have to put up with student loans but credit card debt should be paid off as quickly as possible, an expert has urged.

Richard Brown, chief executive officer of financial information website Moneynet.co.uk, remarked that university leavers have a considerable period in which to repay their student loan and should prioritise the repayment of more expensive debt first.

He explained that student debt is “a fact of life unfortunately, whereas carrying big wads of debt on a high interest credit card isn’t”.

Mr Brown made his comments after his organisation published advice to students, urging them to stop “fretting” over the amount they owe through normal student debt and to concentrate first on paying off their most expensive borrowing.

Recently published figures compiled by Credit Action showed that at the end of April, total levels of personal debt in the UK stood at £1,436 billion, an increase of £110 billion compared to 12 months previously.

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