Credit card and car loan defaults hit 10-year high as inflation squeezes families

Inflation-squeezed Americans are defaulting on their credit cards and auto loans at levels not seen since the financial crisis – and the struggle to pay their bills is poised to get worse as interest rates rise and the moratorium on student loans expires.

Low- and middle-income earners have been especially hit hard by soaring prices on everything from rent, groceries, and new and used cars despite the Federal Reserve’s attempts to tamp down stubbornly-high inflation.

This year, credit card delinquencies have hit 3.8%, while 3.6% have defaulted on their car loans, according to credit agency Equifax.

Both figures are the highest in more than 10 years.

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Pastor Guest
Pastor Guest
1 year ago

Pressure is building and the dam is about to burst.

strider777
strider777
1 year ago

Can you hear it? It’s that giant sucking sound. The the vampire, globalist elite are sucking the life’s-blood out of every one of us. And they won’t be happy until they get the last drop.