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More consumers are in delinquency as student loans sour

hand holding envelope with overdue bill- vector illustrationAdobe Stock Late-payment rates among U.S. households remained elevated in the second quarter of 2025, driven in part by another steep slide into serious delinquency by student loan borrowers. By the end of June, 4.4% of Americans’ total outstanding debt was in some form of delinquency, according to […]

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Even top earners are falling behind on credit card and car payments

Upper-income Americans are increasingly falling behind on credit card and auto loan payments, signaling an underlying vulnerability in the US economy as the labor market slows. Delinquencies on such debts from those making at least $150,000 annually have jumped almost 20% over the last two years, faster than for middle- and lower-income borrowers, according to

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