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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The loans offered by companies including Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna, PayPal and Zip are not typically reported on consumers' credit reports, nor are they reflected in consumer credit scores.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 May 2024
The only type of mortgage loan that has even ticked up in the past two years are Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans, according to data released today by consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 May 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 May 2024
The only type of mortgage loan that has even ticked up in the past two years are Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans, according to data released today by consumer credit reporting agency TransUnion.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 May 2024
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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