Americans racked up record credit card debt in February
American consumers paid down a substantial portion of credit-card debt in the pandemic, but have now reversed themselves.
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As a student at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, she was awarded the Dennis Duggan prize for her outstanding coverage of ordinary New Yorkers by the Silurians Press Club.
She holds an MA in journalism from CUNY and a BA from Brown University. She is fluent in French, Spanish and Italian.
American consumers paid down a substantial portion of credit-card debt in the pandemic, but have now reversed themselves.
With average APR near 21%, now is the time to pay off credit card debt as it becomes costlier to carry.
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