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Credit card debt
Who has added credit card debt during the pandemic?
Sep 28, 2021
Survey finds that people 40 and under are more likely than those who are older to have more credit card debt now than they did a year and a half ago.
As consumers pay off credit card debt, banks are likely to offer credit incentives
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Justin Ho
Jun 1, 2021
Banks are already stepping up marketing campaigns to try to get more consumers to use their services.
Could your emergency savings pay off your credit card debt?
Feb 25, 2021
More than half of Americans say their emergency savings could pay off their credit card debt, according to a recent poll.
Early in the pandemic, fewer Americans paid their credit card bills late
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Justin Ho
Jan 26, 2021
Government relief checks helped.
Credit card debt is falling. That's good news — and bad news
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Justin Ho
Nov 19, 2020
It's good news for our personal economies, but it means we're not spending as much to prop the economy as a whole.
With the CFPB's future uncertain, New York and other states want to step in
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Justin Ho
Mar 5, 2020
Some states are stepping up their plans to regulate the debt collection industry. Consumer advocates say the moves come at a time when Federal protections are weakening.
Credit card delinquency is rising. Should we be worried?
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Nova Safo
Dec 13, 2019
Consumers have been carrying this economy. That may be harder if they're behind on their bills.
For public good, not for profit.
Credit card interest rates are rising
Oct 9, 2018
The average rate is just over 17 percent, and it's expected to keep going up.
Save more or owe more?
Feb 22, 2018
With wages and incomes up, more Americans say they are saving for a rainy day. But it might be wiser to use the money to pay down debt. Marketplace’s Aaron Schrank explains. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Study shows worrying credit card debt burden
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Andy Uhler
Feb 8, 2018
People who have credit card debt in America carry, on average, about $11,000 of it. A new study from Creditcards.com tells us that people in southern cities have the highest credit card debt burden, particularly in Texas. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.