How Much Credit Card Debt Have US Consumers Raked Up?
Thursday, June 21st, 2007The Motley Fool's Credit Center shows some mind-blowing statistics on the current credit card debt situation in the United States: Total consumer credit: $1.7 trillion. Credit card debt carried by the average American: $8,562. Total finance charges Americans paid in 2001: $50 billion. Percent of U.S. households deemed credit worthy ...


