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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FlyHouse became the first aviation company to acquire a bank and now plans to launch a consumer credit card later this year that will earn rewards.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Affirm, which went public in 2021 as AFRM, has traded through sharp cycles tied to consumer credit.
—Pam Kaur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Consumers are feeling more financially anxious—and at a moment where consumer credit card debt has hit an all-time high, some young consumers are turning their back on credit cards in favor of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services like Afterpay and Klarna.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Two years ago, the Consumer Federation of America issued a 25-page report showing the impact of car insurance rates when consumer credit information for good drivers who have decent or bad credit scores are factored in by insurers.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Affirm, which went public in 2021 as AFRM, has traded through sharp cycles tied to consumer credit.
—Pam Kaur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Consumers are feeling more financially anxious—and at a moment where consumer credit card debt has hit an all-time high, some young consumers are turning their back on credit cards in favor of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services like Afterpay and Klarna.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
Two years ago, the Consumer Federation of America issued a 25-page report showing the impact of car insurance rates when consumer credit information for good drivers who have decent or bad credit scores are factored in by insurers.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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