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Auto loans hit record high and some other consumer debt rising, New York Fed says
['Thomson Reuters']
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The overall delinquency rate fell in the second quarter in a sign that household balance sheets on average remain resilient despite a decline in inflation-adjusted incomes.
In a blog post accompanying the New York Fed’s report, staff economists said credit card delinquency rates in particular, while still elevated compared to the period before the pandemic, appear to have stabilized.
An increase in the share of credit card debt more than 90 days past due, from 7.6% in late 2022 to 12.8% at the start of this year, prompted concerns about deteriorating household finances.
Overall delinquency on all forms of credit fell slightly in the quarter, to 4.7% of outstanding balances versus 4.8% in the prior quarter.
Despite cost-of-living pressures from areas such as gasoline, the share of households paying off their credit card bills in full each month has risen.