January 19, 2018
January 19, 2018
2017 was a year of political, environmental, and economic change. It brought the country a new presidential administration, a flurry of devastating natural disasters, and the […]
January 17, 2018
Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported that outstanding consumer credit card debt last year had surpassed the peak set during the recession. Credit card […]
December 25, 2017
December 24, 2017
Consumers are getting into the holiday spirit with plans to spend more this year than any previous year, according to an annual report by the National […]
December 23, 2017
December 23, 2017
With just two shopping days until Christmas, upbeat US consumers are spending their way to the best retail holiday shopping season in 7 years. But shoppers will […]
December 22, 2017
Between shopping for gifts, wrapping, baking, booking travel, and buying enough groceries to feed all your houseguests, it’s easy to forget about one other holiday-related cost: […]
December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017
Consumers grew slightly less optimistic headed into the holidays, however optimism still remains at historical highs, according to the Survey of Consumers conducted by the University […]
December 20, 2017
December 20, 2017
Nearly half of all renter households – almost 21 million – were considered cost-burdened in 2016, according to a new report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. […]
December 19, 2017
December 19, 2017
Consumers, especially those with new access to credit cards, continued to rack up balances on their accounts, according to TransUnion’s Industry Insights Report for the third […]