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 Consumer Credit Precedent The consumer credit industry provides an instructive template.
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Add to that an all-time high in consumer credit card debt, and the urgency becomes personal — and universal.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
The average rate on a consumer credit card is 20.09%, according to Bankrate.com.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Capital One and Discover both issue credit cards and together represent less than 20% of U.S. consumer credit card balances.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Add to that an all-time high in consumer credit card debt, and the urgency becomes personal — and universal.
—Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
The average rate on a consumer credit card is 20.09%, according to Bankrate.com.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
Capital One and Discover both issue credit cards and together represent less than 20% of U.S. consumer credit card balances.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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