Consumer borrowing up in January after 11 declines (AP)

AP – Consumer borrowing broke a record stretch of declines with a small increase in January as a boost in auto loans offset continued weakness in credit card borrowing.

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Consumer credit posts first rise in a year (Reuters)

Reuters – Total U.S. consumer credit rose $4.96 billion in January, its first rise in a year and the largest for any month since mid-2008, Federal Reserve data showed on Friday.

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Summary Box: Consumer borrowing up in January (AP)

AP – BORROWING UP: Consumer credit rose by $4.96 billion in January, breaking a record string of 11 consecutive declines.

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US consumer spending grows but incomes lag (AFP)

Shoppers carry bags as they walk through downtown San Francisco, January 2010. US consumer spending rose more than expected in January but personal income barely budged amid a fragile economic recovery.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP – US consumer spending rose more than expected in January but personal income barely budged amid a fragile economic recovery, the government said Monday.

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Credit card delinquency rates level off (Reuters)

American Express and MasterCard credit cards are shown in Washington June 25, 2008. REUTERS/Jim BourgReuters – The percentage of Americans falling behind on credit card bills stabilized in January, according to data from the six major lenders, signaling that U.S. consumer credit woes may be leveling off.

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December consumer credit down for 11th straight month (Reuters)

Reuters – A weak job market and tight credit conditions caused consumer credit to fall $1.73 billion in December, the eleventh straight monthly decline, a report from the Federal Reserve showed on Friday.

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UK house prices, consumer confidence rise in Jan (AP)

AP – U.K. house prices rose 1.2 percent during January to push them 8.6 percent higher from a year ago, a major mortgage lender said Friday, while a separate survey showed consumer confidence picked up after a three-month drop.

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Senate talks could dilute proposed consumer agency (AP)

AP – Senate banking negotiators are discussing plans that could significantly weaken — or even jettison — President Barack Obama’s proposed independent consumer finance agency.

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Senate talks could dilute proposed consumer agency (AP)

AP – Senate banking negotiators are discussing plans that could significantly weaken — or even jettison — President Barack Obama’s proposed independent consumer finance agency.

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Senate talks could dilute proposed consumer agency (AP)

AP – Senate banking negotiators are discussing plans that could significantly weaken — or even jettison — President Barack Obama’s proposed independent consumer finance agency.

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