Student loan debt is not just a problem for younger Americans; a new study shows older Americans are shouldering an increasing share of the nation’s $1.34 trillion student loan debt.
A new report released by FICO showed the percentage of Americans ages 65 and older with student loan debt increased 300 percent from 2006 to 2016. This jump is three times higher than the increase in student loan debt seen in Americans ages 35-64. The trend is expected to continue increasing as the population ages and older employees turn to workforce retraining programs to learn new labor skills.
The report also showed that the age group with the highest amount of student loan delinquencies is Americans aged 25-34, with a default rate of 25.1 percent. However, older Americans are also having a more difficult time repaying their debts. Delinquencies for Americans ages 65 and older were 13.5 percent last year, which is an increase of 3.6 percent from the prior decade.
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