Consumers have embraced ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ products that allow them to pay for purchases in installments, but it’s not clear how many of these loans are out there.

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    6 months ago

    Phantom debt is debt that has not been reported to credit agencies. You know who hates not having that data on you? Credit agencies.

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      6 months ago

      Business cards are useful for this. I have enough revolving credit limits now that it doesn’t matter, but at one point I preferred to churn business cards, since a month’s worth of expenses could ding my credit.