In the fourth quarter of 2024, U.S. credit card balances rose by $45 billion, reaching the $1.21 trillion mark — the highest ...

The rise in credit card usage and debt is particularly concerning because interest rates are astronomically high. The average credit card annual percentage rate, or APR, hit a new record of 20.72% ...

Nearly half of Americans are carrying credit card debt, according to a recent Bankrate survey, and with interest rates ...

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The total amount of credit card debt has ballooned to $1.2 trillion in Q4 of 2024 up from $720 billion in the same quarter of 2004, per the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. More people are ...

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For example, a consistent record of on-time credit card payments can mean you can handle your debt on your own. However, if the balances on your credit cards are growing because of their high ...