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It’s also worth noting that consumer debt is on the rise. Mortgage balances hit $12.59 trillion during the third quarter of the year, while auto loan balances reached $1.64 trillion.
U.S. consumer debt snapshot. Average loan balances grew for most types of consumer debt in 2023. Credit cards—the debt products with the highest average interest rates for consumers—grew the most.
The latest quarterly Household Debt and Credit Survey from the New York Fed showed that total U.S. consumer debt was nearly $8 trillion at the end of the third quarter of 2024, a record high.
In economics, consumer debt is the amount owed by consumers (as opposed to amounts owed by businesses or governments). It includes debts incurred on purchase of goods that are consumable and/or do not appreciate. In macroeconomic terms, it is debt which is used to fund consumption rather than investment. [1]
The country’s overall debt load reached a new peak of $17.9 trillion, thanks to across-the-board growth in mortgage, auto, credit card, education, and other consumer debt, according to Federal ...
Here’s what the debt picture looks like across a few key borrowing categories. Credit cards. The average amount of credit card debt per consumer in the U.S. in 2023 was $6,501, according to ...
According to Experian data, the total debt for American consumers reached $17.1 trillion in 2023, with credit card debt increasing 10% from 2022 to 2023. Americans are struggling with the rising...
US consumers didn’t rein in their hearty spending patterns this past holiday season, and they got near record-breaking debt balances to show for it, according to new Federal Reserve data ...