
DID
YOU KNOW
• The average household refinances
their home once within a 5-year
period.
• The average American family
carries over $10,000 of credit
card debt.
• By just paying the minimum
payment on your monthly credit
cards, it could take you over
(15) fifteen years to pay them
off!
• Many credit card companies
charge rates from 13% to well
over 20% interest.
• Owning a home is the single
greatest source of financial
security and independence for
the majority of people who’ve
taken this step. You can have
it, too!
• You may still be able to buy
a home with less-than-perfect
credit. And remember, you can
improve your credit over time.
• There are many types of mortgage
products and programs that allow
low and no down payments. But
remember to factor in other
costs such as closing costs,
property taxes, moving expenses,
and repairs.
• About one-fourth of U.S. households have no credit cards. An additional 30 percent or more routinely pay their entire balances each month, according to the Federal Reserve.
• Nearly four in 10 borrowers polled by CreditCards.com said they use plastic to buy things they can’t pay off because “life is short.”
• Consumers carry four credit cards on average, but at least 10 percent pack 10 cards or more, according to Experian.
• Sixty-seven percent of American workers are living paycheck to paycheck, the American Payroll Association estimates.