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Over half of student loan borrowers racked up credit card debt during the payment pause—now experts worry about ‘shock’

Collection Industry News

Federal student loan borrowers have had a break from paying back their student loans for over three years now. Over 50% of borrowers added debt on regular credit cards during the student loan payment pause and another 31% racked up balances on retail cards, a recent TransUnion analysis found.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On June 20, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to 50 online marketplaces nationwide, notifying them about their obligation to comply with the new Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act — or the INFORM Consumers Act — as soon as it takes effect on June 27. On June 15, BlackRock, Inc.,