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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Imprint says its software also lets businesses test the effectiveness of different marketing and rewards schemes and that its consumer credit card app is easier to use than those of the incumbents.
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Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Southwest consumer credit cards' annual fees range from $69 to $149.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The bureau marshaled on, with recent work including capping bank overdraft fees and removing medical debt from consumer credit reports.
—Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Overall, consumer credit utilization dropped one full percentage point to 51.6%, the second-lowest rate in 2024.
—Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Southwest consumer credit cards' annual fees range from $69 to $149.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The bureau marshaled on, with recent work including capping bank overdraft fees and removing medical debt from consumer credit reports.
—Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Overall, consumer credit utilization dropped one full percentage point to 51.6%, the second-lowest rate in 2024.
—Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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