Using data from the Fed's Survey of Consumer Finances, the analysis finds that over a million Americans ages 55 to 64 are holding student loans, or have spouses with loans.
There are a range of reasons why older borrowers might be struggling to pay off their student loans.
Millennials are most likely to hold student debt with an average balance of about $35,000, and while fewer Gen Xers have student debt, their average balance is higher at about $48,000, according to TransUnion.
Provisions are being rolled out by President Joe Biden's Education Department that could ease the burden of student debt on older borrowers.
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