consumer credit
noun
: credit granted to an individual especially to finance the purchase of consumer goods or to defray personal expenses
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Analysts will be watching for loan growth, consumer credit quality, and recession contingency plans.
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
Two groups, on behalf of credit reporting and credit union industries, have filed a lawsuit against a new federal rule barring medical debt from appearing on consumer credit reports.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
If your business primarily accepts consumer credit cards rather than business, purchasing or corporate cards, the choice of payment gateway may have less impact on your fees.
—Robert Day, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Imprint says its software also lets businesses test the effectiveness of different marketing and rewards schemes and that its consumer credit card app is easier to use than those of the incumbents.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
Two groups, on behalf of credit reporting and credit union industries, have filed a lawsuit against a new federal rule barring medical debt from appearing on consumer credit reports.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Jan. 2025
If your business primarily accepts consumer credit cards rather than business, purchasing or corporate cards, the choice of payment gateway may have less impact on your fees.
—Robert Day, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Imprint says its software also lets businesses test the effectiveness of different marketing and rewards schemes and that its consumer credit card app is easier to use than those of the incumbents.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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