Nearly 60% of Credit Cardholders in the U.S. Live Paycheck to Paycheck
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC), the parent company of LendingClub Bank, America's leading digital marketplace bank, today released key findings from the 29th edition of the Reality Check: Paycheck-To-Paycheck research series, conducted in partnership with PYMNTS Intelligence. The Credit Card Use Deep Dive Edition examines the financial lifestyles of U.S. consumers and explores how they use credit cards to manage their cash flows to get by. This edition draws on insights from a survey of 3,252 U.S. consumers conducted from Nov. 6 to Nov. 22 and an analysis of other economic data.
- As of November 2023, 62% of consumers lived paycheck to paycheck, mirroring last year's statistics and slightly higher than last month.
- Consumers living paycheck to paycheck own nearly 60% of the credit cards in the U.S.
- The research also confirms that those living paycheck to paycheck are more likely to struggle with higher credit balances and to pay bills.
- The likelihood of a cardholder having pending repayments from an installment plan rises sharply among those who live paycheck to paycheck.