 TITLE: Student Loan Debt Delinquency by Age CONTENT: Consumers Ages 35 to 49 Saw the Largest Increase in Debt\n--------------------------------------------------------\nWhile borrowers ages 25 to 34 had the most debt, consumers in the next age group up—35 to 49—saw the largest increase in their debt from the previous year. Borrowers 35 to 49 increased their total direct loan debt by $45.9 billion since the second quarter of 2018, according to data from the DOE. One factor that's increasing balances held by these borrowers is that many of them are taking out loans to help finance their children's education. Nearly 800,000 parents borrowed through the federal government's Parent PLUS student loan program between 2017 and 2018, according to the Urban Institute.\nSource: U.S. Department of Education END