In early 2024, ** percent of U.S. consumers said that their main source of personal non-mortgage debt were their credit card bills. Meanwhile, a ** percent of respondents said that their leading source of debt were car loans. Over a ***** of respondents had no debt.
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Northwestern Mutual. (July 20, 2024). Leading sources of non-mortgage debt among consumers in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/944954/personal-debt-source-usa/
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