AUSTIN (KXAN) — Many Americans are still struggling with a holiday “hangover.” “We are speaking of finances, not eggnog,” said Rod Griffin, the Senior Director of Public Education and Advocacy for Experian. Financial experts say Americans had $1.08 trillion in credit-card debt before the holidays and one-third said they went into debt over the holiday season with an average of $1,028, according to a Lending Tree poll. Experian, one of the big three credit reporting agencies did some research of its own. “We recently did a survey and for the first time in five years, more than half of the respondents told us that they are including a financial New Year’s resolution,” said Griffin. If you are trying to recover…
Published Date: 2024-01-05
Source: KXAN.com
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