Gen-X Cosigns Student Loans for Their Children Before Paying Off Their Own

Op-ed writer James A. Boyle discusses how many members of Generation X are co-signing the loans of their college-bound children, despite the fact that the parents themselves may be years away from paying off their own student debt. What else can they do? Compared to their own parents at the same age, Xers have less wealth, more debt, and are dealing wit…