New Jersey 101.5 » consumer borrowing http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 03:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 U.S. Consumer Borrowing Up $17.1-Billion in May http://nj1015.com/u-s-consumer-borrowing-up-17-1-billion-in-may/ http://nj1015.com/u-s-consumer-borrowing-up-17-1-billion-in-may/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 03:01:48 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=133190 Americans stepped up their borrowing in May, helped by the largest monthly gain in credit card debt in more than four years. But overall credit card use is still well below where it was just before the Great Recession began.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/consumer-borrowing-rose-19-3-billion-in-december/feed/ 0 Flickr User Images_of_Money Consumers Borrow More in October as Economy Improves http://nj1015.com/consumers-borrow-more-in-october-as-economy-improves/ http://nj1015.com/consumers-borrow-more-in-october-as-economy-improves/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:16:44 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=25813 Americans stepped up their borrowing in October to buy cars and attend college, and they also charged a little more to their credit cards. The second straight monthly gain in overall borrowing suggests consumers are growing more confident in the economy ahead of the crucial holiday buying season.

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