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consumer credit

NOUN
credit for personal or household use
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Economic data during the week include the BRC shop price index for April on Tuesday, followed by mortgage lending and consumer credit data for March and the final reading of April manufacturing PMI on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

“We are seeing a divergence in consumer credit risk, with more individuals moving toward either end of the credit-risk spectrum,” says Jason Laky, TransUnion’s executive vice president and head of financial services.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

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




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