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March 10th, 2016 
Awake Goy While rising debt issuance usually points to a strong economy, danger could be lurking ahead.
Last year, credit card debt in the U.S. surged by approximately $71 billion to $917.7 billion, according to a new study from CardHub.com. The research also found that most of the debt accrued in 2015 came in the fourth quarter, when Americans tacked on more than $52 billion.
“With 7 of the past 10 quarters reflecting year-over-year regression in consumer performance, evidence is mounting to support the notion that credit card users are reverting to pre-downturn bad habits,” CardHub CEO Odysseas Papadimitriou said in a statement.
Fourth-quarter credit card debt also grew at its largest pace since the Great Recession, CardHub also said.
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