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consumer credit

NOUN
credit for personal or household use
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Much of it is driven by mortgage debt, which analysts argue helps increase net worth, while the rest is consumer credit and other loans.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Nationwide’s house price survey for May is due Monday, followed by the Bank of England’s mortgage lending and consumer credit figures for April on Tuesday and Halifax’s house-price index for May on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

And consumer credit if we cap credit-card interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

What is understood by most economists, however, is that a federal rate cap would function as a price control for the consumer credit markets.

From Barron's Jan. 13, 2026

Stage One was to apply a formula that had been dreamed up to cope with corporate credit risk to consumer credit risk.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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