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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These arrangements generally do not trigger wage deduction laws but may face other regulatory scrutiny (e.g., consumer credit regulations like the Truth in Lending Act, state payday lending laws and money transmitter licensing requirements).
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Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Klarna, one of many companies that allows users to pay in installments over time, said consumer credit losses in the first three months of the year rose 17% from a year ago.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 June 2025
The act would limit the annual percentage rate for an extension of consumer credit to 15 percent.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
My calculations apply the ratio of non-revolving consumer credit to total consumer credit from the Federal Reserve’s release G.19 – Consumer Credit to the amount of other consumer credit in the Financial Accounts.
—Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Aj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Klarna, one of many companies that allows users to pay in installments over time, said consumer credit losses in the first three months of the year rose 17% from a year ago.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 June 2025
The act would limit the annual percentage rate for an extension of consumer credit to 15 percent.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
My calculations apply the ratio of non-revolving consumer credit to total consumer credit from the Federal Reserve’s release G.19 – Consumer Credit to the amount of other consumer credit in the Financial Accounts.
—Christian Weller, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for consumer credit
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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