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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Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images Medical debt has become a serious issue nationwide, despite recent changes to credit reporting rules that have removed medical collections in amounts under $500 from consumer credit reports.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Consumer debt is at an all-time high, delinquencies are rising in other types of consumer credit and the job market appears to be weakening — all of which could contribute to cracks in the housing market.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
Credit card companies use a variety of methods to detect fraud, which is the most common type of identity theft and is on the rise, according to Experian, one of the major consumer credit information services.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025
Car loans have gone from the safest consumer credit products to among the riskiest over the last 15 years as delinquencies rose more than 50%, driven by soaring car prices and rising interest rates, a new study shows.
—Miguel Ambriz, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Consumer debt is at an all-time high, delinquencies are rising in other types of consumer credit and the job market appears to be weakening — all of which could contribute to cracks in the housing market.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
Credit card companies use a variety of methods to detect fraud, which is the most common type of identity theft and is on the rise, according to Experian, one of the major consumer credit information services.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2025
Car loans have gone from the safest consumer credit products to among the riskiest over the last 15 years as delinquencies rose more than 50%, driven by soaring car prices and rising interest rates, a new study shows.
—Miguel Ambriz, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for consumer credit
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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