Jillian Berman is assistant managing editor, news enterprise, at MarketWatch, where she covers student loans and consumer debt. Her book on the student debt crisis, Sunk Cost, will be published in April 2025. You can follow her on Twitter @JillianBerman.
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Sunday, December 21
They’re in their 60s and still paying off student loans. College debt in America now lasts a lifetime.
