American households are carrying a record load of obligations, with total consumer balances climbing to levels that would ...

Over the last few years, Americans have been racking up the credit card debt — and the issues that come with it. As of the third quarter of 2024, Americans owed a collective $1.14 trillion in credit ...

Total household debt in the U.S. increased by $185 billion in the past three months, reaching a total of $18.39 trillion at the end of June, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank ...

American households are carrying a record debt load, with balances now approaching $18.6 trillion and high-interest plastic doing more of the heavy lifting than ever. The surge in credit card use is ...