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Civil filings for consumer debt have surged in recent years as delinquency rates on credit cards and other borrowing tools continue to climb.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Total consumer debt has hit a record of nearly nineteen trillion dollars; the median household is eighty thousand dollars underwater.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
States with lowest increase in consumer debt Here are the states with the lowest increases, or even decreases in debt.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
People spend most of their money on services — such as housing, insurance, interest on consumer debt and health care — rather than goods.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Total consumer debt has hit a record of nearly nineteen trillion dollars; the median household is eighty thousand dollars underwater.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
States with lowest increase in consumer debt Here are the states with the lowest increases, or even decreases in debt.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
People spend most of their money on services — such as housing, insurance, interest on consumer debt and health care — rather than goods.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Consumer debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20debt. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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