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Credit Card Markets Head Back to Normal after Pandemic Pause

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Total household debt balances increased by $16 billion in the second quarter of 2023, according to the latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit from the New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data. This reflects a modest rise from the first quarter. Credit card balances saw the largest increase of all debt types—$45 billion—and now stand at $1.03 trillion, surpassing $1 trillion in nominal terms for the first time in the series history. After a sharp contraction in the first year of the pandemic, credit card balances have seen seven quarters of year-over-year growth. The second quarter of 2023 saw a brisk 16.2 percent increase from the previous year, continuing this strong trend. With credit card balances at historic highs, we consider how lending and repayment have evolved using the New York Fed’s Consumer Credit Panel (CCP), which is based on anonymized Equifax credit report data.

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  • Andrew F. Haughwout & Donghoon Lee & Daniel Mangrum & Joelle Scally & Wilbert Van der Klaauw, 2023. "Credit Card Markets Head Back to Normal after Pandemic Pause," Liberty Street Economics 20230808, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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    household finance; Consumer Credit Panel (CCP); credit cards;
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    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance

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