Consumers slammed the brakes on borrowing in December, Fed data show

Total consumer credit rose $1.5 billion in December, down from a $23.4 billion gain in the prior month, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday. That translates into a 0.4% annual rate, down from a 5.7% increase in the prior month.

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