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Americans May Be Taking on Too Much Pay Later ‘Phantom Debt’
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/business/economy/pay-later-credit-debt.html
Buying mattresses, clothes and other goods on installment plans has propped up spending, but economists worry that such loans could put some people at risk.