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Americans cut their debt

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  • Yuliya Demyanyk
  • Matthew Koepke

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The Great Recession brought an end to a 20-year expansion of consumer debt. In its wake is a lively debate about what caused the turnaround. Was it motivated by a decreased appetite for debt by consumers or an unwillingness to lend by banks? Our analysis of Equifax and Mail Monitor data shows that the major cause was most likely consumers.

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  • Yuliya Demyanyk & Matthew Koepke, 2012. "Americans cut their debt," Economic Commentary, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, issue Aug.
  • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedcec:y:2012:i:aug8:n:2012-11
    DOI: 10.26509/frbc-ec-201211
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    1. Sewin Chan & Andrew Haughwout & Andrew Hayashi & Wilbert Van Der Klaauw, 2016. "Determinants of Mortgage Default and Consumer Credit Use: The Effects of Foreclosure Laws and Foreclosure Delays," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 48(2-3), pages 393-413, March.

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