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US Credit Card Balances End Year At $870B Record High
US Credit Card Balances End Year At $870B Record High
March 05, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Credit card debt in the U.S. reached $870 billion at the end of last year, setting a record. Bloomberg, citing data from the Federal Reserve,...

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Alipay Will Charge Fees For Repayment By Credit Card
Alipay Will Charge Fees For Repayment By Credit Card
February 21, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Mobile payment company Alipay is going to start charging a fee of 0.1 percent to customers who use the service to decrease their credit card debt,...

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Car Loan Delinquencies Flash Warning Signs On Credit?
Car Loan Delinquencies Flash Warning Signs On Credit?
February 13, 2019  |  Economy

Might the latest data on car loans – to be specific, delinquencies on those car loans – offer flashing warning signs on credit and the...

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Inflation Creeps … Right Into The Shopping Basket?
Inflation Creeps … Right Into The Shopping Basket?
February 12, 2019  |  Economy

A few months back, Morgan Stanley published a report stating that inflation – which had been dormant for years in the wake of the financial crisis...

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Making Ends Meet As Consumer Margins Narrow
Making Ends Meet As Consumer Margins Narrow
February 05, 2019  |  Today In Data

Even as the economy’s ongoing health and the growth in jobs and payroll win praise from multiple quarters, further evidence keeps emerging that U.S. consumers...

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More Americans Inch Toward Maxing Out Cards
More Americans Inch Toward Maxing Out Cards
January 24, 2019  |  Debt

Taking it to the limit, indeed. News came this week that global debt – that which is shouldered by governments and the private sector –...

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Oct. Consumer Credit Logs Fastest Gains In 11 Months
Oct. Consumer Credit Logs Fastest Gains In 11 Months
December 07, 2018  |  Debt

The willingness to take on debt and open wallets, at least here, remains unabated. In the United States, consumer debt gained at its headiest pace...

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Rate Hikes Hint At Credit-Card Debt Trap
Rate Hikes Hint At Credit-Card Debt Trap
October 10, 2018  |  Economy

Now, it seems, interest rates have garnered some, well, interest. It has been barely a week since the Federal Reserve boosted interest rates by a...

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Fed Rate Hike Hits Consumer Confidence
Fed Rate Hike Hits Consumer Confidence
October 01, 2018  |  Loans

Last week brought a confluence of economic headlines that are slated to hit the consumer right where it hurts: the wallet – and perhaps the...

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