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🗓️ 5 December 2024
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0:00.0 | Something devastating is happening to American's credit scores right now. This is something the |
0:09.9 | mainstream media doesn't want to talk about. Certainly the Biden administration doesn't |
0:12.9 | want to talk about how Americans' credit scores have fallen for the first time in a decade, |
0:17.5 | and this is not pie in the sky. This is according to a new report by FICO. Yes, |
0:21.4 | the new FICO data says that, quote, the effects of high interest rates and persistent inflation |
0:25.6 | may be starting to weigh on consumers, especially those already struggling to manage their finances, |
0:31.1 | basically trouble paying their bills. Now, the FICO report found that the national average |
0:36.0 | credit score dipped to 717 in October of |
0:39.7 | 2023. Well, it's not a big drop. Again, it is notable that this is the first time this has |
0:45.1 | happened in a decade. This is a major indicator that people are struggling with debt right now, |
0:49.7 | as well as their overall finances. This drop is said to reflect the Americans are accruing more debt |
0:54.6 | and they're missing more payments. They're just saying, I can't make this payment this month. |
0:59.2 | I've got to skip this month. And that, of course, is adversely affecting their credit score. |
1:03.6 | And then one month turns into two months, two months into three months. I know I've been there. |
1:08.2 | My credit score was in the 500 range at one point, and I had a massive |
1:12.6 | amount of debt. This is what happens. This is what happens when there's a none of the money |
1:16.5 | coming in, and the cost of everything continues to go up. So the idea of the credit score is something |
1:21.3 | that I've been talking about a lot on this channel this year, especially after consumer |
1:25.1 | credit card debt recently reached $1 trillion in the second quarter |
1:28.8 | of 2023. Predatory. Americans are being crushed under this. The writing is on the wall. |
1:34.6 | Americans are really struggling with consumer debt. And I think it's really predatory that these |
1:39.4 | credit card companies are even allowed on college campuses, really targeting young people, |
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