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• Credit Card Debt Continues to Rise

  by Bill Hardekopf The latest report from the Federal Reserve shows that consumers used their credit cards quite extensively to fund their holiday shopping. Revolving credit, which is made up primarily of credit card debt, increased at an annual rate of... Posted Feb 15 2012, 12:25 PM by PamH with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Credit Card Debt, Revolving Credit, 2011 Holiday Shopping, G19 Report

• Credit Card Debt Increases Significantly

  by Bill Hardekopf Americans are borrowing and charging much more, according to the latest Federal Reserve G19 report. Consumers increased their overall borrowing by $20.4 billion in November which represents the largest increase in ten years. Many analysts... Posted Jan 12 2012, 12:05 PM by PamH with | with no comments Filed under: Credit Card Debt, Revolving Credit, Paying Down Credit Card Debt

• Study Shows the Hazards of Credit Card Indebtedness

  by Bill Hardekopf After the financial crash in 2008, credit cardholders cut back on their credit card usage and issuers cut back on their lending. As a result, credit card balances fell for 27 straight months and revolving credit declined $178 billion... Posted Apr 13 2011, 09:34 AM by PamH with | with no comments Filed under: Credit Card Debt, Revolving Credit, Credit Card Indebtedness, Indebted Households

• Credit Card Debt Declining at Record Level

  by Bill Hardekopf Data released on Friday by the Federal Reserve shows that the consumer debt is declining at a record pace. The Federal Reserve Consumer Credit report reveals that credit card debt fell in November for the 14th consecutive month. Revolving... Posted Jan 12 2010, 03:08 PM by PamH with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Credit Card Debt, Revolving Credit, Credit Card Balances