Consumer Debt Totals $15.6 Trillion in 2021, a Record-breaking Increase
By Jeff Cox, CNBC Consumers ended 2021 with record levels of debt, leading into a year in which interest rates are expected to rise substantially. Total U.S. consumer debt at the end of the year came to $15.6 trillion, a year-over-year jump of $333 billion during the fourth quarter and
