American households are carrying a record load of obligations, with total consumer balances climbing to levels that would ...

Over the last few years, Americans have been racking up the credit card debt — and the issues that come with it. As of the third quarter of 2024, Americans owed a collective $1.14 trillion in credit ...

Total household debt in the U.S. increased by $185 billion in the past three months, reaching a total of $18.39 trillion at the end of June, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank ...

The typical American now carries more debt than at any point in history, and the totals keep climbing even as interest rates stay elevated. To understand how your own balance sheet compares, it helps ...