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Credit Card Performance Metrics Show Signs of ‘Consumer Distress’
Credit Card Performance Metrics Show Signs of ‘Consumer Distress’
April 09, 2025  |  Credit Cards

Credit card performance metrics are showing signs of “consumer distress,” the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Wednesday (April  9). Both the percentage of credit...

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Consumers Gird for Tariffs’ Sting as Spending on Cards Is Sluggish  
Consumers Gird for Tariffs’ Sting as Spending on Cards Is Sluggish  
April 07, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

The latest data on consumer borrowing indicates that households pared back on debt — overall — in February amid headlines and uncertainty about tariffs. Spending...

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Revolving Credit Drops 12% in November as Consumers Trim Balances
Revolving Credit Drops 12% in November as Consumers Trim Balances
January 08, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

November’s stats from the Federal Reserve on consumer credit — known as the G.19 report — show a reversal from recent months, where households kept...

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Fed Data: Consumer Revolving Credit Jumps to Nearly 14% Annual Rate
Fed Data: Consumer Revolving Credit Jumps to Nearly 14% Annual Rate
December 08, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

New Federal Reserve data shows American consumers’ credit card debt continuing to climb. The data, released Friday (Dec. 6), showed U.S. consumer credit climbing from...

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Consumer Borrowing Rises Less Than Expected in June
Consumer Borrowing Rises Less Than Expected in June
August 07, 2024  |  Loans

Consumers’ total outstanding credit increased by $8.9 billion in June, with a rise in non-revolving credit partially offset by a decline in revolving credit. Non-revolving credit...

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Revolving Credit’s Pace Surges 6.3% in May as Card Spending Continues
Revolving Credit’s Pace Surges 6.3% in May as Card Spending Continues
July 08, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers were not shy about loading up on the cards in May. The latest data from the Federal Reserve, released Monday (July 8), show that...

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Two-Thirds of Financially Stressed Consumers Revolve Their Credit Card Balances Each Month
Two-Thirds of Financially Stressed Consumers Revolve Their Credit Card Balances Each Month
June 27, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

As consumers look for ways to make ends meet, many of those who do not have a financial safety net are forced to carry their...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Show Strain as Revolving Credit Balances Spike 17.7%
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Show Strain as Revolving Credit Balances Spike 17.7%
January 08, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers loaded up on debt even before the holidays and into Black Friday — and those of us living paycheck to paycheck may feel the...

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Consumers’ Total Outstanding Credit Leaps $23.7 Billion in November
Consumers’ Total Outstanding Credit Leaps $23.7 Billion in November
January 08, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers’ total outstanding credit leapt by $23.7 billion in November after growing by $5.8 billion the previous month. Revolving credit accounted for $19.1 billion of...

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