November 13, 2023
“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/13/consumer-spending-fell-in-october-according-to-new-cnbc/nrf-retail-monitor-tracking-card-transactions.html This article is badly written. Anyway this is not good. Usually retail goes up during this time of the year.
August 9, 2023
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/1f9b0a3e-858d-3724-bcb4-0dfe23a5d302/u-s-credit-card-balances.html This article is behind a pay wall but I want to comment on something. Now is the worst time ever to have bad debt. This is prime time to pay debt off. Keep some reserves. The biggest investment opportunity… Continue Reading…
July 21, 2023
“American Express saw its profit and revenue climb in the second quarter and credit card use is rising, but the company’s stock slipped before the market open as it set aside more money for possible defaults on payments. The card… Continue Reading…
May 30, 2023
“Americans have suffered in “declines in overall financial well-being,” according to a new annual Federal Reserve report on economic well-being of U.S. households released last week. Only 63% of all adults can cover an unexpected $400 expense, the report on 2022 found, down from… Continue Reading…
March 9, 2023
“More consumers are leaning on credit cards to afford increasingly expensive necessities such as food and rent. That helped propel total credit card debt to a record $930.6 billion at the end of 2022, an 18.5% spike from a year… Continue Reading…
February 9, 2023
“…“We have a nice little sign in front of our register that says ‘Hey, credit card fees, they cost us a lot of money,’” Victor Garcia, longtime owner of Sol Dias, told CNBC. “Last year they cost us $25,000. This… Continue Reading…
February 3, 2023
“On the heels of another rate hike this week by the Federal Reserve, credit card annual percentage rates are already near 20%, on average, and set to climb even higher. At the same time, more consumers are leaning on credit to afford increasingly expensive… Continue Reading…
June 27, 2022
“Higher gasoline prices have led stations to raise the holds they put on cards by as much as 40%, a change that means overdraft risks for some… When drivers insert a credit or debit card at the pump, the gas… Continue Reading…
February 17, 2022
“Americans’ credit card balances spiked $52 billion in the last three months of 2021. Inflation is partially responsible, raising the cost of food and gas. Americans have been swiping their credit cards at record speed in the last few months,… Continue Reading…
July 22, 2020
“Margaret Keane has been in the credit card business for 40 years and she’s seeing something she never expected: There’s mass unemployment, yet Americans are paying their bills on time. In normal times, that’d be good sign of financial responsibility.… Continue Reading…
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