Articles by Matt Schulz
2023 Credit Card Debt Statistics
February 1, 2023
Americans have an absolute mountain of credit card debt — $925 billion, to be exact. This credit card debt statistics page tracks Americans’ credit card... read more
Buy Now, Pay Later Statistics and Tracker: January 2023
January 26, 2023
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans — also called point-of-sale loans — have gone from being largely unknown to a major retail force in a... read more
Average Credit Card Interest Rate in America Today
January 20, 2023
The average credit card interest rate in America today is 23.39% — the highest since LendingTree began tracking rates monthly in 2019. Every month, LendingTree... read more
Personal Loan Statistics: 2023
January 19, 2023
According to the latest industry data, 22 million Americans owe a collective $210 billion in personal loans. That’s more than double the $102 billion owed... read more
The Real Cost of Making Only Minimum Credit Card Payments
January 17, 2023
Only paying the minimum on your credit card each month? A new LendingTree report shows that with a balance of $2,000 — well below the... read more