Key developments: A new Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances shows that the share of families whose debt payments exceed 40% of income jumped from 6.5% in 2022 to 8.6% in 2025, the highest proportion recorded since the…
Continue reading U.S. Household Debt Burden Hits Highest Level Since 2013Key developments: A new Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances shows a substantial uptick in households that are over‑extended on debt. In the latest data, the proportion of families whose debt obligations consume more than 40% of their…
Continue reading Consumer Debt Strain Deepens as More Households Spend Over 40% of Income on Debt PaymentsA recent Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances shows the share of households whose debt payments exceed 40% of their income has risen sharply, climbing from 6.5% in 2022 to 8.6% in 2025. CNBC’s October 9 report flagged a…
Continue reading Household Debt Burden Hits New High, Fed Says Over 8% of Families Spend More Than 40% of Income on DebtKey developments: Recent data from the Federal Reserve’s 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances shows a marked increase in the proportion of households for whom debt service consumes more than 40% of income, climbing from 6.5% in 2022 to…
Continue reading Consumer Debt Burden Hits New High as Families Struggle to Keep UpKey developments: Recent data from the Federal Reserve’s 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances show that the proportion of U.S. households whose debt‑service costs exceed 40% of their income has jumped from 6.5% in 2022 to 8.6% in 2025.…
Continue reading Household Debt Burden Hits New High as Share of Over‑Extended Families Rises to 8.6%The latest Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, released in early October, shows a sharp uptick in families struggling to keep up with loan obligations. The share of households whose debt payments exceed 40% of their income climbed…
Continue reading U.S. Household Debt Burden Hits New Highs, With Over‑40% of Income Going to PaymentsKey developments: New Federal Reserve data shows a sharp rise in debt stress. Families with debt‑to‑income ratios above 40% jumped to 8.6%—the highest level since 2013—and the share behind on loan payments climbed to nearly 20%, a 67%…
Continue reading U.S. Consumer Debt Strains Reach Post‑Recession Peaks
