Tag: credit card debt
WalletHub: R.I. remains 8th-lowest state for quarterly credit card debt increases
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is eighth among the states with the lowest credit card debt increases for the second-straight year, according to a report...
Some Americans have become saddled with credit card debt as rent,...
NEW YORK (AP) – While the U.S. economy is broadly healthy, pockets of Americans have run through their savings and run up their credit card...
Retail sales up 0.3% in November, showing how Americans continue to...
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans picked up their spending from October to November as the unofficial holiday season kicked off, underscoring that shoppers still...
WalletHub: R.I. has 29th-highest credit card debt in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the 29th-highest credit card debt in the nation, according to a WalletHub study published Tuesday.
The personal finance website...
Report: Rhode Islander’s ability to pay off credit card debt ranks...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 34 in the United States for the average amount of credit card debt and the capacity to pay...
Credit card debt is at record high
NEW YORK (AP) – With the Federal Reserve deciding Wednesday to raise interest rates again, credit card debt is already at a record high,...
WalletHub predicts post-pandemic increase in credit card debt
PROVIDENCE – After paying down a record $82.1 billion in credit card debt during 2020, consumers are projected to take on $60 billion more...
Report: Providence credit card users carry median $3.7K in card debt...
PROVIDENCE – Credit card users in the Providence metropolitan area had a median credit card debt of $3,736 to start 2021, ranking third highest...
The strength of U.S. consumers is overstated
The consensus is that the U.S. consumer is still strong enough to propel the economy forward even though the manufacturing sector has weakened. But...
Report: Rhode Island middle of the pack for credit card debt...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the No. 29 highest credit card debt burden in the country, according to a report from CreditCards.com last week.
The...