Oct 17, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
Report Finds 60% of Consumers Across All Income Levels Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck A recent report from PYMNTS and LendingClub found that almost 60 percent of U.S. consumers across all income levels reported living paycheck-to-paycheck in August, a slight decrease...
Aug 29, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
High-Income Urban Consumers 25% More Likely than Suburban Ones to Live Paycheck-to-Paycheck A recent study by PYMNTS and LendingClub entitled “New Reality Check: The Regional Divide Edition” found that city dwellers are feeling the financial pressure of increased...
Aug 9, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
54 Million Adults Have Had Credit Card Balances For More Than a Year A new Bankrate report found that 60 percent of U.S. adults who carry a balance on their credit card, or 54 million people, have carried a balance for at least a year—a rate that is unchanged from...
Aug 2, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
52% of Gen Z Borrow Money to Make Ends Meet A recent collaboration between PYMNTS and LendingClub, entitled “New Reality Check: The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report — The Household Finances Deep Dive Edition,” found that members of Gen Z are the most likely to have...
Jul 20, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
Consumer Borrowing Slows to More than Two-Year Low Recent Federal Reserve data showed that in May, U.S. consumer borrowing slowed to a more than two-year low, which is the first decline in non-revolving credit since the beginning of the pandemic. Total credit rose...
Jul 13, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
Experian Research Finds Having Established Credit History Helps Young Consumers Feel Financially Independent Recent Experian research found that 54 percent of millennials and Gen Zers consider themselves at least somewhat financially reliant on their parents, with 23...