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$115
$115 -- monthly credit card debt increase for credit card consumers with rewards cards (2026)
The initiation of a 1% cash rewards program yielded an average increase in credit-card debt of $115 a month.
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$115
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Data Vintage
2026
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Sample Size
12,000
Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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American Economic Association
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https://allmandlaw.com/filing-bankruptcy-for-credit-card-debt/ ↗
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Filing Bankruptcy for Credit Card Debt
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American Economic Association
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Study analyzing spending habits of 12,000 credit card consumers, presented at American Economic Association meetings
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credit card consumers with rewards cards: $115 monthly credit card debt increase. Source: American Economic Association (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/rewards-card-debt-increase-115
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