As the economy emerges from the pandemic, concerns about a debt hangover like the one that followed the financial crisis are proliferating. But with American household balance sheets the strongest in decades, we see little chance of a consumer debt hangover interrupting the current expansion anytime soon. … READ MORE >
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How government payments during the pandemic improved household balance sheets
Consumers continued their pandemic-era rebalancing of household finances, shedding credit card debt and home equity lines of credit during the first quarter. … READ MORE >
CHART OF THE DAY: Household debt increases as consumers resume borrowing
Consumers resumed borrowing after a pullback in the second quarter during the onset of the pandemic, according the the New York Federal Reserve’s third-quarter report on household debt and credit balances. … READ MORE >