Anna Maria Andriotis

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3,396 appearances 52 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2017 last heard Dec 2022

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WSJ Your Money Briefing · Americans Taking On Auto Loans, Credit Cards at Record Rates · 13 Jul 2021 podcast

That's up about 53% from. matched

the same month in 2020, and it's also the highest monthly figure on record. matched

This is all according to Equifax, a major credit reporting firm in the US. matched

Not only are the number of auto loans and leases given out up significantly, but so is the total dollar amount of these loans that are being extended. matched

So balances for new originations on auto loans and leases matched

also hit a record of nearly $74 billion in March, up 59% from the prior year. matched

On the credit card front, nearly 6 million general purpose credit cards were given out in March, matched

Up 32% from a year earlier and the highest March figure on record. matched

So several record-breaking figures here for the auto loans and leases as well as credit cards that are being originated. matched

This is according to the latest data, the March data from Equifax. matched

So basically across the board where demand is on the rise extends beyond auto loans and leases to credit cards as well as to personal loans. matched

So looking at just what's been going on with consumer demand in April, consumer demand for all of these financing options was up 39% compared to matched

to a year prior and also up 11% compared to April of 2019. matched

That's really important to point out because last year there was such a pullback in credit, demand for credit, that it'd be natural to assume, well, of course the numbers will be up this year compared to last year when the pandemic took hold. matched

But what's most interesting here is seeing that the increase in consumer demand for credit matched

is up even when compared to the spring of 2019. matched

So basically this demand is for a variety of things. matched

A lot of it ties back to sort of pent up demand. matched

The fact that people put off buying a new car during the pandemic, the fact that they weren't taking vacations or making other big ticket type purchases. matched

So essentially what's going on now, 15 or so months matched

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