A Snapshot of Consumer Debt Credit card debt in the United States was over $1.2 trillion in late 2025. The average person ...

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With federal oversight in retreat, deep-pocketed collection companies are aggressively pursuing down-and-out consumers who ...

The U.S. consumer has an average credit card balance of $6,519, according to TransUnion's October 2025 Credit Industry Snapshot Report. Meanwhile, credit card balances among all consumers rose by ...

Credit card balances are climbing again, and the latest jump of roughly $27 billion in just three months is landing at a ...

For many families, credit card debt is a huge source of stress, and when the bills keep piling up, it might seem like there’s no way out. But before you lose hope, you may qualify for debt ...

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BREATHING ROOM. I STARTED TO FEEL THE CRUNCH WHEN I STARTED TO USE CREDIT CARDS FOR JUST DAILY ESSENTIALS. FOR JENNIFER PAEZ, MORE EXPENSES AND LESS MONEY. COMING IN MEANT ONE SIMPLE THING SHE HAD TO ...

“It’s sort of a head-spinning, 180-degree reversal,” said Chi Chi Wu, an attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, ...

BNPL consumer debt and rising credit card balances are reshaping how Americans fund holiday spending—and what it signals for ...

States press medical debt protections by advancing laws and programs despite CFPB opposition and debt collector lawsuits in Colorado and California.