Buffer Depletion

Total Consumer Credit Outstanding

Total consumer credit debt outstanding

What is the current Total Consumer Credit Outstanding?

TOTAL CONSUMER CREDIT
$5.1T
in total consumer credit outstanding

Total U.S. consumer credit outstanding — all non-mortgage consumer debt including credit cards, auto loans, student loans, and personal loans — is tracked monthly by the Federal Reserve. This aggregate figure captures the total stock of consumer borrowing, providing context for delinquency rates and debt service burden. Source: Federal Reserve G.19 Statistical Release.

Total Consumer Credit Outstanding at $5.1T

Tracking stable relative to recent baseline.

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How has Total Consumer Credit Outstanding changed over time?

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Total Consumer Credit Outstanding over time
Total U.S. consumer credit outstanding, billions
Total Consumer Credit Outstanding
Historical data
Monthly · Federal Reserve via FRED
Period Value YoY Change
Jan 2026 $5.1T +$156.7B
Dec 2025 $5.1T +$158.6B
Nov 2025 $5.1T +$20.8B
Oct 2025 $5.1T +$11.5B
Sep 2025 $5.1T +$14.5B
Aug 2025 $5.1T +$3.3B
Jul 2025 $5.1T +$10.2B
Jun 2025 $5T +$15.5B
May 2025 $5T +$22.3B
Apr 2025 $5T +$21.5B
Mar 2025 $5T +$7B
Feb 2025 $5T −$56.9B

Frequently Asked Questions

What is total consumer credit outstanding?

It is the total dollar value of all non-mortgage consumer debt in the United States, including credit card balances, auto loans, student loans, and personal installment loans. This is separate from mortgage debt, which is tracked under household debt.

Why does total consumer credit matter?

Rising consumer credit can indicate either healthy economic expansion (consumers confident enough to borrow) or distress (consumers forced to borrow to cover essential expenses). Context from delinquency rates and the savings rate helps distinguish between the two.

Where does the data come from?

The Federal Reserve publishes total consumer credit monthly in its G.19 Statistical Release. The data is broken down into revolving credit (primarily credit cards) and non-revolving credit (auto loans, student loans, personal loans).

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Why does Total Consumer Credit Outstanding matter?

Total Consumer Credit Outstanding is one of 91 indicators in the American Distress Index's buffer depletion layer — the signal that predicted the 2008 crisis two years before delinquency data confirmed it.
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