Millions of borrowers are defaulting on their student loans, and they are nearly 40 years old on average, nearly 2½ years older than the profile of a student-loan defaulter before the pandemic

 

Millions of borrowers are defaulting on their student loans, and they are nearly 40 years old on average, nearly 2½ years older than the profile of a student-loan defaulter before the pandemic https://t.co/0UgZS21kqq

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 14, 2026