U.S. credit-card debt jumps nearly 20% in the first quarter, TransUnion says

U.S. credit-card debt rose by nearly 20% in the first quarter when compared to a year earlier, hitting $917 billion as consumers tried to cope with higher prices, first-quarter data from TransUnion released Thursday shows. 

Balances for unsecured personal loans also smashed records at $225 billion, rising about 26% in the first quarter from a year ago.

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