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consumer credit
noun
: credit granted to an individual especially to finance the purchase of consumer goods or to defray personal expenses
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Synchrony continues to focus on expanding its digital and mobile capabilities, with 57% of consumer credit card applications processed through digital channels in 2024.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
But these debts are one of the fastest-growing sources of consumer credit outside of mortgage lending.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
Statistics show that there has been a significant increase in the level of outstanding consumer credit card balances.
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Elliot Raphaelson, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
The success of this approach challenges conventional wisdom about consumer credit pricing.
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Legal Definition
consumer credit
noun
: credit extended by merchants or banks to finance the purchase of consumer goods (as home appliances) or services (as travel or hotel accommodations) compare consumer debt at debt
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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about consumer credit
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