Gen X Faces Unique Financial Challenges with High Student Loan Debt

Generation X borrowers between the ages of 50 and 61 hold an average student loan balance of $48,203—the highest among all age groups—and face increasing financial strain due to supporting aging parents and funding their children's education. With about 6.4 million federal borrowers in this group holding a combined $308.5 billion in debt, delinquency rates are rising.

By Elizabeth Guevara Fri, May 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM GMT+3 2 min read · Yahoo Finance ·

Gen X Faces Unique Financial Challenges with High Student Loan Debt

Topics: delinquency rates financial strain Generation X student loan debt

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