{
  "id": 576181,
  "title": "Credit card debt climbs to $1.26 trillion as ‘K-shaped’ divide persists, New York Fed research finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/credit-card-debt-climbs-to-1-26-trillion-as-k-shaped-divide-persists",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T15:08:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/11/ny-fed-credit-card-debt-hits-1point26-trillion-k-shaped-divide-persists.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Credit card balances are ticking higher mid-way through the year, according to a new report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}