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Seriously delinquent student loan borrowers hit record high and climbing, TransUnion says

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An all-time high 20.5% of student loan borrowers are seriously delinquent, or 90+ days overdue, through February .

A serious delinquency can be a major hit on credit scores, increasing the cost of loans or limiting how much people may be able to borrow in the future.

Last month , credit scoring company FICO said the average score that lenders use to assess risk fell to 715 .

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