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American Distress Index
43.8
Typical
2026-Q1
On average, its inputs sit higher than in 44% of their own quarterly histories.
Delinquency 46.7
4 series
Default & Legal 32.9
2 series
Debt Burden 31.1
1 series
Labor 16.2
2 series
Safety Net & Buffer 92.0
1 series

Equal-weighted domains. Each score averages its member series' percentile readings within their own history.

22 worsening
19 improving
13 stable
15 no verdict
27 no direction
2 pending
Indicator Trend Value YoY Period Status Category
Personal Saving Rate The Buffer ADI 2.7% -1.90 pp Jun 2026 ↓ worsening Savings
Bankrate Emergency Savings Survey The Safety Net 41% -3.00 pp 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
SHED Emergency Savings Survey The $400 Test 37% 0.00 pp 2025 stable Savings
Vanguard Hardship Withdrawal Rate The Cannibalization Rate 6% +1.20 pp 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
Share of Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck The Squeeze 24% +0.30 pp 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
Buy Now Pay Later Lending Volume Phantom Debt $65.3B +19.6% 2025 no direction Savings
Household Debt Service Ratio Debt Service ADI 11.16% +0.06 pp Q1 2026 stable Savings
Mortgage Debt Service Ratio Mortgage Debt Service Ratio 5.88% +0.11 pp Q1 2026 stable Savings
Total Consumer Credit Outstanding Total Consumer Credit Outstanding $5.2T +2.1% May 2026 no direction Savings
Total Revolving Credit Outstanding Total Revolving Credit Outstanding $1.3T +3.4% May 2026 no direction Savings
HELOC Balance Growth HELOC Balance Growth $446B +10.9% Q1 2026 no direction Savings
401(k) Loan Outstanding Rate 401(k) Loan Outstanding Rate 13% 0.00 pp 2024 ↓ worsening Savings
Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) 50.47% -1.20 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Savings
Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans The Late Fee ADI 2.92% -0.14 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
Charge-Off Rate on Credit Card Loans Charge-Off Rate on Credit Card Loans ADI 3.84% -0.62 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
Total Credit Card Debt Outstanding Plastic Ceiling $1.25T +5.9% Q1 2026 no direction Debt
Commercial Bank Interest Rate on Credit Card Plans The Card Tax 20.94% -0.22 pp Q2 2026 stable Debt
Auto Loan Serious Delinquency Rate (90+ days) The Repo Line ADI 5.6% +0.61 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Debt
Student Loan Delinquency Rate (90+ days) Student Loan Delinquency Rate (90+ days) 10.34% +2.60 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Debt
Delinquency Rate on Consumer Loans (ex credit card) Delinquency Rate on Consumer Loans (ex credit card) ADI 2.28% -0.10 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
Credit Card Delinquency Rate — Banks Outside Top 100 The Other Banks 6.43% -0.75 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
Total Delinquency Rate (All Loan Types) Falling Behind 4.76% +0.41 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Debt
Total Household Debt Total Household Debt $18.79T +3.2% Q1 2026 no direction Debt
Large vs Small Bank Credit Card Delinquency Spread Large vs Small Bank Credit Card Delinquency Spread 3.51 pts -0.61 pp Q1 2026 no direction Debt
TransUnion Subprime Auto/Card Originations The Risk Reset 2.58% +0.02 pp Q4 2025 no direction Debt
Equifax Monthly Credit Trends (Delinquency) The 60-Day Line 3.03% -0.13 pp Q4 2025 falling Debt
Student Loan Borrowers Behind on Payments or in Collections Student Loan Borrowers Behind on Payments or in Collections 20% +4.00 pp 2024 ↓ worsening Debt
FHA Mortgage Delinquency Rate The FHA Signal 11.88% +1.26 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Housing
Delinquency Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages (90+ days) Delinquency Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages (90+ days) ADI 1.89% +0.12 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Housing
Serious Delinquency Rate (90+ days, All Loan Types) Serious Delinquency Rate (90+ days, All Loan Types) 3.36% +0.52 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Housing
Foreclosure Filings YoY Change Foreclosure Filings 32% +34.00 pp Q1 2026 rising Housing
Median Sales Price of Houses Sold (US) Median Sales Price of Houses Sold (US) $410,700 -1.3% Q2 2026 no direction Housing
Foreclosure Starts vs Completions Ratio The Pipeline 4.75 -27.5% Q4 2025 no direction Housing
CoreLogic Early-Stage Delinquency Transitions First Missed 0.6% 0.00 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Housing
Mortgage Origination Volume Mortgage Origination Volume $530B +24.5% Q1 2026 no direction Housing
Initial Unemployment Claims (SA) Initial Unemployment Claims (SA) ADI 197,000 -10.0% Jul 25, 2026 ↑ improving Jobs
Continued Unemployment Claims (SA) Continued Unemployment Claims (SA) 1,782,000 -8.0% Jul 18, 2026 no direction Jobs
Challenger Job Cut Announcements Pink Slips 46K -4.6% Jun 2026 falling Jobs
JOLTS Quits Rate JOLTS Quits Rate 2% -0.10 pp Jun 2026 ↑ improving Jobs
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate ADI 4.2% +0.10 pp Jun 2026 ↑ improving Jobs
U-6 Underemployment Rate U-6 Underemployment Rate 7.9% +0.20 pp Jun 2026 ↑ improving Jobs
Total Nonfarm Payrolls Total Nonfarm Payrolls 158,984 +0.3% Jun 2026 no direction Jobs
Part-Time for Economic Reasons Part-Time for Economic Reasons 4,681 +4.7% Jun 2026 no direction Jobs
Lower-Income Wage Growth vs. Inflation Gap The K-Shape 2.2 pts -0.20 pp 2024 ↑ improving Jobs
Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker (1st Quartile) Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker (1st Quartile) 3.6% 0.00 pp Jun 2026 no direction Jobs
Indeed Job Postings Index (US) Indeed Job Postings Index (US) 102.1 -2.5% Jul 31, 2026 stable Jobs
CPI Inflation Rate (All Items) CPI Inflation Rate (All Items) 3.46% +0.78 pp Jun 2026 falling Prices
Food CPI Food CPI 2.99% -0.01 pp Jun 2026 falling Prices
Motor Vehicle Insurance CPI Motor Vehicle Insurance CPI 7.03% +1.88 pp Jun 2026 rising Prices
Medical Care CPI Medical Care CPI 2.03% -0.72 pp Jun 2026 falling Prices
Energy CPI (All Items) Energy CPI (All Items) 15.45% +16.07 pp Jun 2026 falling Prices
Grocery Prices Cumulative Change Since Jan 2020 Grocery Prices Cumulative Change Since Jan 2020 32% +3.47 pp Jun 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Shelter CPI Shelter CPI 3.26% -0.57 pp Jun 2026 falling Prices
Prescription Drug CPI Prescription Drug CPI -2.5% -3.70 pp Jun 2026 falling Prices
Healthcare Inflation Premium (Medical CPI minus Overall CPI) Healthcare Inflation Premium (Medical CPI minus Overall CPI) -1.44 pts -1.51 pp Jun 2026 ↑ improving Prices
Gas Affordability Ratio The Pump Tax 1.11% +0.27 pp Q2 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Auto Insurance Inflation Premium (Auto CPI minus Overall CPI) The Coverage Tax 3.57 pts +1.10 pp Jun 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Grocery Affordability Gap (AHE YoY minus Food CPI YoY) The Grocery Gap 0.53 pts -0.33 pp Jun 2026 ↑ improving Prices
Energy Cost Burden (Energy PCE as % of Disposable Income) The Energy Squeeze 3.75% +0.43 pp Q2 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Federal Customs Duties as % of Disposable Personal Income The Import Tax 1.16% +0.78 pp 2025 no direction Prices
Bankruptcy Filings YoY Change Bankruptcy Filings 12.2% +0.70 pp Q2 2026 rising Courts
Bankruptcy Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 Filing Ratio The Wipeout Ratio 1.77 +6.6% Q2 2026 no direction Courts
Charge-Off Rate on All Loans Charge-Off Rate on All Loans 0.57% -0.07 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Courts
Charge-Off Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages Charge-Off Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages ADI 0% 0.00 pp Q1 2026 pending Courts
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filings (YoY % Change) Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filings (YoY % Change) 14.7% -2.30 pp Q2 2026 no verdict Courts
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Filings (YoY % Change) Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Filings (YoY % Change) 7.6% +3.50 pp Q2 2026 rising Courts
CFPB Consumer Complaint Volume CFPB Consumer Complaint Volume 687,622 +39.8% Jul 2026 no direction Courts
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index The Mood Ring 49.5 -18.5% Jun 2026 stable Warning Signs
Conference Board Consumer Expectations Index The Warning Light 74.7 +0.4% Jul 2026 stable Warning Signs
NFCI Non-Financial Leverage Subindex The Tightening -0.37 +37.4% Jul 31, 2026 no direction Warning Signs
Senior Loan Officer Survey: Banks Tightening Standards Senior Loan Officer Survey: Banks Tightening Standards 6.7% -3.70 pp Q3 2026 pending Warning Signs
Wage Growth vs CPI Spread Wage Growth vs CPI Spread 0.84 pts -0.38 pp Jun 2026 ↑ improving Warning Signs
Google Search Interest: Financial Distress The Search Signal 64 +52.4% Feb 2026 ↓ worsening Warning Signs
SNAP (Food Stamp) Enrollment SNAP (Food Stamp) Enrollment 37,011,096 -12.6% Apr 2026 no direction Warning Signs
Top vs Bottom Income Quartile Spending Gap The Divergence -9.3 pts +0.80 pp May 2026 no direction Warning Signs
Difficulty Paying Usual Household Expenses The Pinch 22.8% Mar 30, 2026 not comparable Who's Hurting
Financial Health Score (FHN FinHealth Survey) Financial Health Score (FHN FinHealth Survey) 30 0.0% 2024 ↓ worsening Who's Hurting
States with Credit Card Delinquency Above 10% The Spread 36 +24.1% 2025 ↓ worsening Who's Hurting
Share of Adults Skipping Bill Payments The Skip Rate 17.4% -0.90 pp Q2 2026 ↑ improving Who's Hurting
Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment 76,800,000 2025 no direction Who's Hurting
Business AI Adoption Rate The Adoption Curve 10% +3.40 pp Q3 2025 no direction AI & Work
AI Autonomous Task Horizon (METR) The Horizon 1,044.8 +772.8% Apr 2026 no direction AI & Work
AI-Attributed Layoff Announcements The AI Cut 14K +34.6% Jun 2026 falling AI & Work
Information Sector Job Openings (NAICS 51) The Tech Drought 90K -26.8% Jun 2026 ↑ improving AI & Work
Youth Unemployment Rate (16-24) Youth Unemployment Rate (16-24) 9.2% -0.80 pp Jun 2026 ↑ improving AI & Work
AI Job Posting Share (% of Total) AI Job Posting Share (% of Total) 6.28% +3.07 pp Jul 2026 no direction AI & Work
Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage Shop Floor Pay $10 -0.6% May 2026 stable The Deal
Real Median Weekly Earnings The Median Check $378 +0.5% Q2 2026 stable The Deal
Productivity-Pay Wedge The Wedge 108.48 +2.2% Q1 2026 stable The Deal
Long-Term Unemployed Share (27+ Weeks) The Long Haul 27.3% +4.00 pp Jun 2026 no direction The Deal
Involuntary Part-Time Share of Employment The Short Shift 2.88% +0.15 pp Jun 2026 ↑ improving The Deal
Union Membership Rate The Union Card 9.9% -0.10 pp 2024 ↓ worsening The Deal
Labor Share of Nonfarm Business Income The Split 94.99 -2.9% Q1 2026 ↓ worsening The Deal
Family Income Inequality (Gini) The Divide 0.46 +0.9% 2024 stable The Deal
Bottom 50% Share of Household Wealth The Bottom Half 2.5% 0.00 pp Q1 2026 stable The Deal
Prime-Age Employment Rate (25-54) The Prime Years 80.2% -0.50 pp Jun 2026 stable The Deal
Multiple Jobholders Share of Employment The Second Job 5.3% -0.10 pp Jun 2026 no direction The Deal
Real Federal Minimum Wage The Floor $2 -4.0% May 2026 ↓ worsening The Deal
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