纽约联邦储备银行的数据显示,美国家庭债务在2023年四季度已经高达17.5万亿美元。其中,信用卡债务就达到了1.13万亿美元。 The average credit card debt owed is about $7,931, compared to about $6,320 in 2022, according to a New York Life report. And consumers are finding it difficult to make higher ...
Credit card debtConsumer paymentsConsumer preferencesWe estimate a two-stage Heckman selection model of credit card adoption and use with a unique dataset that combines administrative data from the Equifax credit bureau and self-reported data from a representative survey of consumers. Higher-income ...
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The sharp rise in credit card debt has been a long time coming, with Americans increasingly relying on plastic to make purchases. But the increase is largely driven by factors like inflation and high credit card interest rates, experts say. Consumers racked up $180 billion in new credit card ...
Analysis: Ways for consumers to better manage credit card debtSTEVE INSKEEP
Carrying credit card debt is getting more financially wasteful for consumers as the Federal Reserve jacks up interest rates in a bid to tame soaring inflation. The Fed recently hiked interest rates by 75 basis points, making borrowing more expensive. Credit card issuers are now expected to ...
In the last year, credit card debt spiked to a record $1.14 trillion. But recent signs show consumers may now be pulling back. Revolving debt, which mostly includes credit card balances, fell 1.2% in August, compared to a year earlier, according to the Federal Reserve's G.19 consumer cre...
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Late fees can pile up, and can lead to an escalation of debt for many consumers. Photo: istock This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. In a time when inflation is driving up the cost of nearly everything you buy, something else has increased, t...
"Nearly one-tenth of credit card users find themselves in ‘persistent debt’ where they are charged more in interest and fees each year than they pay toward the principal—a pattern that could become increasingly difficult for some consumers to escape," the CFPB said. The number of individuals...