Reasons for Optimism: A 2024 Consumer Credit Outlook


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Mar 18 2024 17 mins   1

Originations across many product types – mortgage, credit cards, and the like -- were all lower in 2023 than the year prior. Historically high interest rates pinched consumers and made it less appealing to open new lines of credit.

Will 2024 be more of the same? What can consumers and lenders alike expect in the coming year? Is the economy’s elusive ‘soft landing’ anywhere in sight?

Kelsey Zhu, Lead Analyst at Bernstein/Autonomous, joins The SCORE this week. Kelsey to talk us through where we are in the consumer credit cycle and why she’s optimistic about what both consumers and lenders have to look forward to in 2024.

Listen to Kelsey’s insights here.