Relevant:
- Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans
- The broken tassel of American higher education -- College debt defaults bring up questions about repayment structure. Is college even worth the current costs?
- The U.S. Student Loan Implosion: By The Numbers
- Student Loan Debt Crisis Also Hitting Aging Baby Boomers
- More Than 40% of Student Borrowers Aren't Making Payments
2014-09-10 — reuters.com
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The $18.2 billion figure includes loans related to both the holders' education, often for those who have returned to school later in life, and their children's education, the report found.
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Student loans are a particular concern because unlike credit card debt or mortgages, they are typically government-backed and cannot be written off in bankruptcy proceedings, leaving retirees facing the risk of having their Social Security payments garnished to cover student loans.
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