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Americans owe more than a trillion dollars in credit card debt, up 60% from just five years ago. Meanwhile, higher interest rates make debt even more difficult to pay off, a downward spiral causing credit card delinquencies to surge. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explains.
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Americans owe more than a trillion dollars in credit card debt, up 60% from just five years ago. Meanwhile, higher interest rates make debt even more difficult to pay off, a downward spiral causing credit card delinquencies to surge. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explains.
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A rise in home equity to record levels has led many Americans to refinance their mortgages to pay their bills.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 3 reports from 3 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Credit card debt surges in U.S. as high interest rates make it harder to pay off.” Every covered outlet is based in US.
The earliest report in this entry came from The New York Times — Business (Aug 11, 2026, 17:48 UTC); the most recent came from PBS NewsHour (Aug 11, 2026, 22:30 UTC).
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