Consumer Debt

Wall Street’s Caution and Downgrades Anticipate Student Loans’ Pinch on Consumer Spending

Wall Street’s Caution and Downgrades Anticipate Student Loans’ Pinch on Consumer Spending
Wall Street’s Caution and Downgrades Anticipate Student Loans’ Pinch on Consumer Spending
September 18, 2023  |  Economy

Just a few weeks from now, federal student loan payments resume, ending a moratorium that had been in place since the onset of the pandemic...

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Fed Data Shows Overall Consumer Credit Slows but Revolving Debt Grows  
Fed Data Shows Overall Consumer Credit Slows but Revolving Debt Grows  
July 10, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

For the U.S. consumer, call it a case of digesting the debt that’s already on the books. To that end, the Federal Reserve said Monday...

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CFPB’s Chopra Warns of Consumer Credit Delinquency as Total Household Debt Hits $17 Trillion
CFPB’s Chopra Warns of Consumer Credit Delinquency as Total Household Debt Hits $17 Trillion
June 14, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

At the latest hearing focused on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, things got heated even before Director Rohit Chopra uttered a word. At the Wednesday...

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40% of Brazilians at Risk for Debt Defaults
40% of Brazilians at Risk for Debt Defaults
May 28, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Brazil’s consumers and merchants have found themselves sinking deeper and deeper into debt. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (May 28), 4 in 10 adults in Brazil...

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NY Fed: Mortgage Originations Dropped, Debt Delinquencies Rose in Q1
NY Fed: Mortgage Originations Dropped, Debt Delinquencies Rose in Q1
May 15, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Mortgage originations dropped and debt delinquencies rose during the first quarter. These trends happened as total household debt rose $148 billion, or 0.9%, in the...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Population May Surge as SNAP Benefits End and Student Loans Payments Resume
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Population May Surge as SNAP Benefits End and Student Loans Payments Resume
March 28, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Depending on the month, the roster of those of us living paycheck to paycheck is up a bit or down a bit. But through the...

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Food and Energy Inflation Data Hint at Disposable Income Pressure
Food and Energy Inflation Data Hint at Disposable Income Pressure
February 24, 2023  |  Economy

Inflation is making paying for basics of everyday life — food especially — harder to swallow. Earlier this week, PYMNTS reported that the cost of essentials...

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15-Year-Olds Are Reshaping Banking and Credit, and Changes Are on the Way
15-Year-Olds Are Reshaping Banking and Credit, and Changes Are on the Way
May 09, 2022  |  Banking

The Bank of Mom & Dad (BOMD) isn’t just a sitcom line. One analysis found that parents lent their kids a collective $47 billion in...

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