IT’S THE FOURTH LARGEST SECOND QUARTER INCREASE IN CREDIT CARD DEBT … EVER. THAT’S THE CONCLUSION OF A WALLET-HUB-DOT-COM STUDY ON CREDIT CARD DEBT. AND ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ WITH WALLET-HUB SAYS ABQ IN THIS STUDY LANDS IN THE 48TH PERCENTILE. THAT’S MIDDLE OF THE PACK, WHICH IS BETTER NEWS FOR ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS.
BUT GONZALEZ SAYS CREDIT CARD DEBT IS A PROBLEM ACROSS THE U-S. GONZALEZ SAYS FOR ALBUQUERQUE, THE FIGURE IS 2-POINT-9 BILLION DOLLARS, NOT TOO FAR OFF MOST MAJOR CITIES IN A GIVEN STATE.
