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Household Debt and Credit 2023:Q2

New York Fed: Total Household Debt Reaches $17.06 Trillion in Q2 2023 (increased by $2.9 trillion since the end of 2019); Credit Card Debt Exceeds $1 Trillion for the first time. The Debt Time Bomb is Ticking...

Notice how Student loans is artificially suppressed? Wut mean?: 1. Credit Card Balances: A notable increase of $45 billion to a record $1.03 trillion, along with a rise in credit card account limits to $4.6 trillion. 2. Mortgages: Balances remained steady at $12.01 trillion. Mortgage originations, including
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over $2.59 billion in penalties for unapproved methods of communication & recordkeeping.

Since December 2021 CFTC & SEC have brought 48 enforcement actions & ordered over $2.59 billion in penalties for unapproved methods of communication & recordkeeping. SEC: "we know that other SEC-regulated entities have committed similar violations".

When will they realize fines are not a deterrent? SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures and agreed to pay combined penalties of $289 million. Wedbush Securities, Houlihan Lokey, SMBC Nikko, SG Americas, Moelis, Wells Fargo, Mizuho, BMO, BNP Paribas CFTC Alert! CFTC Orders BNP Paribas ($75m)
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CFTC Orders BNP Paribas ($75m), Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale ($75m), Wells Fargo ($75m), & Bank of Montreal ($35m) to pay a total of $260 Million for Recordkeeping and Supervision Failures for Widespread Use of Unapproved Communication Methods

* Order: BNP Paribas S.A., et al * Order: Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale SA, et al * Order: Wells Fargo Bank et, al * Order: Bank of Montreal * Statement of Commissioner Kristin Johnson * Statement of Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero Press Release The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued orders simultaneously filing and settling charges against
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SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures

SEC Charges 11 Wall Street Firms with Widespread Recordkeeping Failures and agreed to pay combined penalties of $289 million. Wedbush Securities, Houlihan Lokey, SMBC Nikko, SG Americas, Moelis, Wells Fargo, Mizuho, BMO, BNP Paribas

* SEC Order - Wedbush Securities Inc * SEC Order - Houlihan Lokey Capital Inc. * SEC Order - SMBC Nikko Securities America Inc. * SEC Order - SG Americas Securities LLC * Moelis & Company LLC * Wells Fargo Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, and Wells Fargo โ€ฆ * Mizuho Securities USA LLC * BMO Capital
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Seasonally adjusted, in June, consumer credit increased (AKA DEBT) at an annual rate of 4.3%.

Seasonally adjusted, in June, consumer credit increased (AKA DEBT) at an annual rate of 4.3%. For the second quarter, consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 4%. Revolving credit (credit cards) increased at an annual rate of 7.1%

Consumer Credit Outstanding (Seasonally adjusted): Wut mean? * Total consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 4.3% in June 2023. * For the second quarter, consumer credit increased at an annual rate of 4%. * Revolving credit (credit cards) increased at an annual rate of 11.2%--DEBT is BALOONING WAY
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