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But raising that rate has a much wider impact on all kinds of consumer debt — from auto loans to mortgages to credit cards — not to mention the effects on the stock and bond markets.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
While some debt, like a mortgage, can be strategic, high-interest consumer debt, such as credit cards, drains your resources and limits your ability to save and invest.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Rising tariffs and the threat of tariffs may drive up prices, housing affordability will remain out of reach for many, and ever-higher consumer debt will threaten household balance sheets.
—Vikas Raj, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
However, the report also reflected low debt delinquencies at only 3.5% of total consumer debt.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
While some debt, like a mortgage, can be strategic, high-interest consumer debt, such as credit cards, drains your resources and limits your ability to save and invest.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Rising tariffs and the threat of tariffs may drive up prices, housing affordability will remain out of reach for many, and ever-higher consumer debt will threaten household balance sheets.
—Vikas Raj, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
However, the report also reflected low debt delinquencies at only 3.5% of total consumer debt.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Consumer debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20debt. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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