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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Medical debt under $500 no longer appears on consumer credit reports, and many providers choose not to pursue credit reporting for slightly higher small-dollar balances, but these types of policies can also evolve.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
When politicians on both left and right floated a 10 percent cap (first on credit cards, now flirted with for other consumer credit), libertarian and market conservatives called it a surefire way to debank riskier households.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 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
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
When politicians on both left and right floated a 10 percent cap (first on credit cards, now flirted with for other consumer credit), libertarian and market conservatives called it a surefire way to debank riskier households.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 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
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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