Midway through the first quarter of 2026, American households are carrying record-breaking credit card debt. Once a quick and easy fix for simple expenses, it has had to turn into a financial lifeline ...

Intuit Credit Karma reports Americans' average debt rose to $58,712 in Q4 2025, with Gen Z showing the highest growth at ...

The average American carries $6,523 in credit card debt -- and it's rising. See how you compare by generation, plus ways to ...

Mortgage debt far outpaces other forms of household debt in the U.S.

With credit card interest rates near record highs, you might feel like it’s impossible to pay down your debt. In early 2025, ...

Outstanding consumer debt in the U.S. is currently around $14.88 trillion, representing an average individual debt of nearly $93,000. While older generations hold a bulk of this debt, the youngest ...

According to Debt.org, Americans in their 60s are burdened with debt totaling $2.73 trillion. Liabilities like this can seriously derail your retirement plans if you're not careful, which means it's ...

Forbes Advisor’s weekly credit card rates report indicates that the current average credit card interest rate is 25.32%. The Federal Reserve also tracks U.S. consumers' average credit card interest ...

New data maps the average student loan balance per borrower in every U.S. state, from $31,800 in the lowest state to $126,500 ...

About 6.6 million federal student loan borrowers were 24 years or younger as of September 2025. These borrowers held about $94 billion in student loan debt, with the average borrower in this age group ...