TransUnion, Chicago, said consumers are increasingly turning to credit to manage their household budgets in the current economic environment, leading to record- or near-record high balances in credit cards and unsecured loans.
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TransUnion, Chicago, said amid rising interest rates and high inflation, the fourth quarter saw consumers continuing to look to credit as a means to help stave off financial pressures.
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Industry Briefs Aug. 10, 2022: TransUnion Says Serious Delinquencies ‘Normalizing’ to Pre-Pandemic Levels
TransUnion, Chicago, said the first half of 2022 concluded with a normalization in serious delinquency rates to pre-pandemic levels for most credit products as lenders continued to expand access to credit cards and personal loans.