Fed: People With Old Student Loans Are Struggling to Pay Them Back
Pedestrians walk past the Federal Reserve Bank building in New York, U.S., on , Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012.
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More borrowers are failing to make payments on their student loans five years after leaving college, painting a grim picture for borrowers, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Student debt continues to increase, especially for people who took out loans years ago. Those who left school in the Great Recession, which ended in 2009, had particular difficulty with repayment, with many defaulting, becoming seriously delinquent or not being able to reduce their balances, the New York Fed said today.