Credit card debt rises to $1.26 trillion, nearing all-time record
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"Credit card debt rises to $1.26 trillion, nearing all-time record" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 11 articles from 11 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Investing.com Canada, detroitnews.com, qz.com and The New York Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 90d ago.
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Coverage (13)
- Credit card balances just rose by $21 billion. Here's how to get your debt forgiven now. CBS News · 90d ago
- US household debt falls by $13 billion in second quarter Investing.com Canada · 90d ago
- Auto loans hit record high, New York Fed says detroitnews.com · 90d ago
- U.S. credit card debt hits $1.26 trillion in Q2 2026, near record qz.com · 90d ago
- Consumer Debt Data Shows ‘Overall’ Health Amid Persisting Divides The New York Times · 90d ago
- US credit card debt climbs to $1.26tn, nearing last year’s record high The Guardian · 90d ago
- US Household Delinquencies Improve, NY Fed Quarterly Report Shows Bloomberg.com · 91d ago
- More Americans are having a harder time keeping up with their home and car payments CNN · 91d ago
- Credit card debt surges in U.S. as high interest rates make it harder to pay off PBS · 91d ago
- How Distressed Are Consumers? Reconciling Diverging Credit Card Delinquency Measures Liberty Street Economics · 91d ago
- US auto loans hit record high in second quarter, New York Fed says Reuters · 91d ago
- More Americans are having a harder time keeping up with their home and car payments CNN · 91d ago
- Credit card debt rises to $1.26 trillion, nearing all-time record ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 91d ago
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