13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (761+ words) Mortgage rates ended the week at 7.12%, a level that historically coincides with softer housing demand. Holiday effects lowered weekly inventory and listings, but pending sales and purchase apps are entering a period of tougher year-over-year comparisons with last year’s falling-rate…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (155+ words) VantageScore chief economist Rikard Bandebo outlines the state of US consumer credit, the role tax refunds played this year, and the record amount of personal loans. So even lower credit borrowers, you're seeing some relative resilience there? Yeah, so even…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (66+ words) TradingView US Consumer Credit Rises in July Total US consumer credit rose $18.06 billion in July 2026, following a $14.55 billion increase in June and beating forecasts for an $11.7 billion gain. Revolving credit, which includes credit card debt, increased $2.80 billion, pointing to stronger…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (366+ words) UK travel spending returned to growth in August, rising 3.1% year-on-year after five consecutive months of decline, according to the latest Barclays UK Consumer Spend Report. The report, which analyses UK customers’ credit and debit card spending, reveals airline spending increased…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (425+ words) Spending on travel rebounded after five consecutive months of decline as consumer confidence remained “resilient” in August, new data shows. Travel agents saw year on year card spend rise by 4.4% with transactions up by 7.4%, according to Barclays latest monthly consumer…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (510+ words) We’ll be getting a better picture of consumer borrowing this week from the Federal Reserve. The engine of this economy — the force that's kept it ticking along in the face of tariffs and wars and climate disasters — is the U....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (54+ words) Kalkine Media Private sector activity data offered a counterweight, showing UK output accelerating and providing part of the fuel for the benchmark's weekly gain. The consumer story is therefore not one of straightforward deterioration but of competing signals arriving at…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (417+ words) This week was a ho-hum one for mortgage rates, with the Treasury's buyback plan and July's so-so inflation numbers failing to make much of an impact. A speech tomorrow from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh could prove to be more of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (833+ words) Moving can mean a fresh start, but for many Americans, it comes with a financial hangover. A July 2026 survey from Intuit Credit Karma of 1,029 American adults found that more than a third of American adults (35%) who’ve moved in the past…...