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Statistics



• The Average American Household with at least one credit card has over $8,000 in credit card debt.

• The Total Average Credit Balance by households in 2002: $8,387.

• If you didn't have your credit card payment of $218 a month, and instead you invested that money in a 12% savings plan, you could retire in 25 years with $1,354,930 saved. Your credit card payment is not only costing you thousands in interest, but is prohibiting you from saving for your retirement.

• Total credit debt in the United States as of the first quarter 2002: $660 billion. Total credit card debt was approximately $60 billion.

• The average American household has between 7 to 10 Credit Cards. The average was 7 cards in 2001, 6.2 in 2000, and 4.21 in 1999.

• The average interest rate for a household consumer credit card runs in the mid- to high teens at any given time averaging 18.9%.

• The average household is being solicited an average of seven times per year by credit card companies. Regardless of their credit histories.

• VISA International's own 2000 credit survey results stated that "48% of credit-card owners only pay their minimum monthly payment…"

• More than 150 to 200 million credit cards are issued annually in North America since 2000.

• 500 million bank credit cards are in circulation in North America.

• 700 million retail credit cards are in circulation in North America.

• There are a total of 1.2 billion credit + retail cards in North America.

• U.S. Credit Card Penetration Rate: 81% of Households have at least one credit card.

• U.S. consumers average purchase with credit card: $82.00 This average has grown from $81.08 to $81.94.