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Credit card debt reached a milestone we shouldn’t ignore. Americans’ outstanding balances swelled to $1.17 trillion in the third quarter, up by $24 billion from the previous three-month period ...

Credit card interest rates stand near a record high. Americans' credit card debt has hit a record high, the Federal Reserve of New York said in a report released this week. Credit card debt ...

Americans' credit card debt just hit a new all-time high of $1.17 trillion, according to the New York Federal Reserve.

If you have credit card debt, you're not alone: Americans owe a record $1.08 trillion on their cards, according to credit reporting agency Experian, with the average balance pushing past $6,300.