Late payments on consumer loans rise
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Late payments on a cluster of consumer loans, including those for autos, home improvement and certain home equity loans, climbed in the summer to their highest point since the country's last recession in 2001.
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Canadians are paying more to borrow money for homes, cars and other purchases today after a quarter-point interest-rate increase by the Bank of Canada yesterday was quickly matched by the chartered banks.
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U.S. mortgage applications rose last week, with both new purchases and refinancings driven up by the lowest long-term home loan rates since early December, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve on  Wednesday raised interest rates for a sixth straight time,  extending a policy of gradually lifting borrowing costs to  levels high enough to ward off inflation pressures.
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Consumers borrowing increased in January, reflecting an increase in auto loans.
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U.S. worker salaries are growing much  more slowly than inflation, raising concerns about consumers'  ability to repay loans and credit cards bills at a time when  borrowing is near all-time highs.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers' borrowing grew in January, reflecting an increase in auto loans. The Federal Reserve reported yesterday that consumer credit rose at a 3.2 percent annual rate, up from December's 2.5 percent increase.
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U.S. mortgage applications rose for  the first time in three weeks as interest rates on home loans  fell from a four-year high during a week when the Federal  Reserve raised borrowing costs, an industry trade group said on  Thursday.
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Students have been warned to apply early for loans to avoid having to wait weeks for payment.
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New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week as refinancing activity accelerated amid  relatively flat 30-year mortgage rates, an industry group said  on Wednesday.
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U.S. consumer credit rose $6.44  billion in January as growth in closed-end consumer loans for  cars, holidays and other big-ticket items outstripped slower  growth in credit card usage, a Federal Reserve report showed on  Wednesday.
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Keep an eye on your credit card issuers -- they may be about to raise your rates.
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The Federal Reserve yesterday boosted its key interest rate for the sixth time since June, which will lead to higher charges on credit cards, home equity lines of credit, and other short-term loans, but not necessarily higher interest payments for savings and money market accounts.
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The increases in the cost of higher education continue to drive up the amount that students and families borrow, according to a new report by the College Board.
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In another indication of increasing consumer debt, a new federal report has found that the percentage of borrowers who turned to high-cost loans to buy or refinance their houses rose last year.
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New applications for U.S. home  mortgages increased last week, as purchase activity rose amid  lower mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Consumer borrowing posted an increase of 6.4% in May, reflecting the biggest jump in credit card debt in six months.