consumer credit
noun
: credit granted to an individual especially to finance the purchase of consumer goods or to defray personal expenses
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For a limited time, now through Sep. 17, new Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority, Premier or Plus consumer credit cardmembers can earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 in the first five months from account opening.
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 25 July 2025
As ever, competitive pressures continue to weigh on risk managers – with bookings, profitability and loss goals only growing despite an increasingly crowded market of financial institutions, fintechs and BNPL players vying to meet consumer credit needs.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The 2025 retail sales forecast is based on economic modeling that considers employment, wages, disposable income, consumer credit and previous retail sales, as well as U.S. government sources and the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, which is powered by Affinity Solutions.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
Currently, Southwest offers three consumer credit cards and two business credit cards.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 25 July 2025
As ever, competitive pressures continue to weigh on risk managers – with bookings, profitability and loss goals only growing despite an increasingly crowded market of financial institutions, fintechs and BNPL players vying to meet consumer credit needs.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The 2025 retail sales forecast is based on economic modeling that considers employment, wages, disposable income, consumer credit and previous retail sales, as well as U.S. government sources and the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, which is powered by Affinity Solutions.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
Currently, Southwest offers three consumer credit cards and two business credit cards.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Consumer credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumer%20credit. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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