U.S. Households Took On $1 Trillion in New Debt in 2021

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Americans took on more new debt in 2021 than in any year since before the financial crisis

Americans took on more new debt in 2021 than in any year since before the 2008-09 financial crisis.

Total household debt rose by $1.02 trillion last year, boosted by higher balances on home and auto loans, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday. It was the largest increase since a $1.06 trillion jump in 2007. Total consumer debt now sits at around $15.6 trillion, compared with $14.6 trillion a year earlier.

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