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consumer credit

NOUN
credit for personal or household use
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Data on consumer credit and mortgage lending for January are released on Monday, as well as the latest Nationwide house price index for February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Home-equity loans are the fastest-growing category of consumer credit, although from a low base, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The economics calendar includes weekly jobless claims and the latest readings on the trade deficit and productivity, with consumer credit data set for release at 3 p.m.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Under the terms of the proposed settlement, cards would be grouped into three broad categories: commercial cards, premium consumer credit cards and standard credit cards.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

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