Americans are putting more on plastic, a sign that household cash flow is shaky and spending is unsustainable.

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Americans' credit card debt just hit a new all-time high of $1.17 trillion, according to the New York Federal Reserve.

A Employee Benefit Research Institute survey found that more than two-thirds of retirees had outstanding credit card debt, up from 40% in 2022.

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Sixty-eight percent of retirees reported having outstanding credit card debt in 2024 compared with 40% in 2022 and 43% in 2020, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2024 Spending in Retirement Survey.

U.S. consumers have more credit card debt than ever before, hitting a fresh record $1.17 trillion last quarter, according to New York Federal Reserve data.