Total outstanding consumer debt stood at $5 trillion as of January, according to the Federal Reserve's G.19 consumer credit report released on Friday. That is up slightly from a month earlier but down ...

Americans have been using their credit cards more than ever this summer. Revolving credit went up by 9.7% in July compared with a year earlier, according to the Federal Reserve. After months of ...

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The Fed breaks consumer credit into two main categories: revolving credit, such as credit cards, and non-revolving credit like auto loans, student loans and personal loans. July's surge was driven ...