Consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.5% in April. Total outstanding credit increased to $5.05 trillion during the month.
Revolving credit, largely a reflection on credit card debt, remained largely unchanged from March at $1.339 trillion. Non-revolving credit increased at an annual rate of 2.2% and total non-revolving credit is now $3.714 trillion.
Federal government holdings of student loans continue to be the largest portion of non-revolving credit, comprising 39.9% of nonrevolving credit. Depository institutions and Finance companies are secondary and tertiary holders of non-revolving credit, with 24.4% and 19.2%, respectively of non-revolving credit.
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