Jun 19, 2024

Credit card debt data reveals “two different Americas”

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Credit card delinquencies are up, but so are credit scores. Is that possible?

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Nearly 1 in 4 Black borrowers are denied a mortgage

by Stephanie Hughes

Jun 19, 2024

Comparatively, 1 in 10 white borrowers are turned away.

Racial disparities in the mortgage market persist.

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Credit card delinquencies are up year-over-year, but that's not the whole story

by Kimberly Adams

Jun 19, 2024

A more detailed look at the numbers reveals a more complex picture about Americans' debt.

While wealthier consumers are paying down debt, which boosts their credit scores, lower-income consumers are struggling to keep up with payments.

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In Mississippi, this comic and record store wants to be a “third space” for regulars

by Sean McHenry

“My idea of community was always a comic shop and record store,” said Phillip Rollins, owner of OffBeat in Jackson, Mississippi..” And so it’s kind of always been a third space.”

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Music from the episode

"Social Insecurity" Oddissee

"Glass" Shamir

"Blank Space (Taylor's Version)" Taylor Swift

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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