US News Americans in Their 30s Are Piling On Debt

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American millennials in their 30s have racked up debt at a historic clip since the pandemic. Their total balances hit more than $3.8 trillion in the fourth quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a 27% jump from late 2019. That is the steepest increase of any age group. It is also their fastest pace of debt accumulation over a three-year period since the 2008 financial crisis.

The debt buildup could worsen a generational wealth gap that was already on the rise for millennials. Many started their careers during the 2007-09 recession with no bargaining power, crimping their earnings ever since. Even when the economy is doing well, some have said that they feel as though their financial gains are fragile. That can leave them hesitant or less able to take risks that would power the broader economy, such as starting a business or investing.

“For millennials, it’s felt like being hit from every side,” said Charlotte Principato, a financial-services analyst at the research company Morning Consult who covers younger consumers. “They’re not feeling in control of their financial lives.”

It could also be a worrying sign for those who are coming up behind them.

“Gen Z will likely follow in their footsteps,” Ms. Principato said.

Americans in Their 30s Are Piling On Debt

The overall burden is up 27% since before the pandemic, more than for any other age group.

www.wsj.com

 

[The Helper]

A bunch of them are going to crash out too and find out the worst thing that is going to happen to them is they are not going to get credit. Bad news for the banking industry when so many in a generation find that flaw in credit. If you can deal with going without credit and having a bad credit rating you can bail out on huge debts like that pretty easy. You get like a one time pass in order to build all that debt up. Then the banks start raking it in when you start paying it back. The thing is that banks are greedy and will overextend the credit so that it seems impossible to ever pay back and the likelyhood of a debtor just saying F it and dropping out of the credit market gets alot higher.