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The Federal Reserve Rate Hike And Its Impact On Consumer Debt!

Aggregate household debt balances

Yesterday the Federal Reserve raised its key fed funds rate by .25% and signaled that they would likely raise two more times in 2018! For consumers who have a record amount of debt outstanding (a level over $13 trillion that’s $280 billion higher than the 2008 peak and 16.2% above the 2013 trough), the good […]