
How Rising Debt and Financial Stress Will Trend In 2026
More American households are feeling pressure from unpaid bills, increasing credit card balances, and costs that stretch monthly budgets thin.

More American households are feeling pressure from unpaid bills, increasing credit card balances, and costs that stretch monthly budgets thin.

More American households are feeling pressure from unpaid bills, increasing credit card balances, and costs that stretch monthly budgets thin. Rising financial stress is not just an economic headline. It’s