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Consumer credit
Consumers are still confident in the economy, if their borrowing is any indication
by
Ben Bradford
Feb 8, 2019
A turbulent stock market, rising interest rates and the government shutdown didn’t do much to curb borrowing. Americans continued putting more money on their credit cards and taking out more loans for school and autos in December. Consumer credit grew 5 percent, up $17 billion, according to the latest monthly report from the Federal Reserve. […]
Why consumer credit is a matter of "social trust"
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 25, 2017
The modern credit economy mostly works, author Josh Lauer says.
Consumer credit-scoring system to eliminate error-prone data
Mar 13, 2017
Consumer credit reporting agencies are going to start eliminating some information from credit reports that might reflect negatively on would-be borrowers. Some of that information has been prone to errors in the past, and consumer advocates argued it was unfair to consumers. This is likely to raise credit scores for some who would not be […]
Are consumers taking on too much credit card debt?
by
Donna Tam
Aug 1, 2016
U.S. banks are lending to customers at the fastest pace in more than 10 years.
Early consumer credit warning signs
Jun 15, 2016
Some banks may be lending to consumers who shouldn't be borrowing.
Proposed consumer class action rules don't cover everybody
May 5, 2016
Individuals would still have to go through arbitration.
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Consumer credit rises, but no one's smiling
by
Paddy Hirsch
Sep 9, 2013
We're borrowing more, but neither as much as economists had hoped, nor for the kind of thing that will help the economy.
Household investment is up
Mar 7, 2012
Consumer borrowing is on the rise. Here's the thing: Credit card borrowing is down. Student loans and auto loans -- investment debt -- is up.