 TITLE: Millennials Have the Fastest-Growing Personal Loan Debt CONTENT: Millennial Personal Loan Debt Larger in States With Higher Credit Scores\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\nWhile the average millennial's personal loan debt varied across the country, one variable remained the same among the top five states with the highest balances: They also had some of the highest average FICO® Scores. Millennials in Washington, South Dakota and North Dakota all had average FICO® Scores that were in the top 20% in the U.S. among this generation.\nAmong states with the lowest personal loan balances, the trend was the same: The two states with the lowest personal loan balances—Georgia and Texas—had FICO® Scores that were in the bottom 20% of millennial FICO® Scores across the country.\nWhile millennials' personal loan debt is growing at a quick pace, the generation's average balance remains low relative to other generations as this group grows into their prime borrowing years. END