Nearly 50% of seniors aged 75 and over have outstanding debt, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. That’s up from just 25% back in 1992. Worse yet, the most notable debt increases stem from lower-income seniors who need to rely on credit cards to make ends meet.
Now the good news is that the debt carried by seniors 75 and older is primarily of the mortgage variety, and that’s the good kind to have. But many retirees carry outstanding credit card balances, and some even have student debt hanging over their heads.
All told, the median debt level....More>>>
