consumer credit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of consumer credit
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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There is an alarm bell going off in consumer credit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
Nationwide’s house price survey for May is due Monday, followed by the Bank of England’s mortgage lending and consumer credit figures for April on Tuesday and Halifax’s house-price index for May on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Any growth pick-up will also be amplified, Lancastle stresses, by positive knock-on effects in consumer confidence and, as a consequence of that, a new consumer credit cycle.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026
The economics calendar includes weekly jobless claims and the latest readings on the trade deficit and productivity, with consumer credit data set for release at 3 p.m.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026
Stage One was to apply a formula that had been dreamed up to cope with corporate credit risk to consumer credit risk.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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