The US Has An Alarming Consumer Debt Problem

Hamish Hodder
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In the US, total revolving consumer loans from banks is more than a trillion dollars, mostly in the form of credit card debt.

TIMESTAMPS
INTRO 0:00
How It All Began 2:58
Landmark Case 5:53
Credit Card Boom 8:19
Predatory Lending 10:19
Impact on Consumer Behaviour 11:40
Record Debt In 2024 12:37
Interest Rate Caps? 13:43

What you might not know is that the proliferation of credit card debt in the US can largely be traced back to a 1978 supreme court case, Marquette National Bank v. First of Omaha Service Corp.

That ruling is responsible for banks dramatically increasing the interest rates they charge, the aggressive marketing tactics used to lure you in and a slew of other side-effects.

The measly $4 Billion industry of the 70s has grown more than 300 times in size in just 50 years.

So let me take you down the rabbit hole I fell into this week to explore how the credit card industry turned into a trillion dollar debt nightmare.

TIMESTAMPS
INTRO 0:00
How It All Began 2:58
Landmark Case 5:53
Credit Card Boom 8:19
Predatory Lending 10:19
Impact on Consumer Behaviour 11:40
Record Debt In 2024 12:37
Interest Rate Caps? 13:43

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