 TITLE: Millennial Credit Scores Lag Behind Other Generations, Despite Highest Growth CONTENT: Millennials Saw Biggest Increase in Debt in the Past Five Years\n---------------------------------------------------------------\nAt the same time millennial scores have increased, so has their debt—and it's happening across all debt products. Debt and credit scores often increase in tandem—as evidenced by baby boomers, who maintain some of the highest debt levels and also some of the highest credit scores.\nSince Q2 2015, millennial debt across nearly every debt product has grown more than any other generation. Overall, the generation's total average debt grew 58% in the past five years. Over this same period, their credit card debt has increased 40%, personal loan debt is up 35%, auto loans have gone up 11% and student loan debt has increased 33%. END