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Scary Debt Stats
| $1.7 trillion
Total consumer credit. |
$8,562
Credit card debt carried by the average American. |
| $50 billion
Total finance charges Americans paid in 2001. |
$1.6 billion
Market capitalization of AT&T -- the entire corporation. |
| 78%
Percent of U.S. households deemed "credit worthy" by the lending industry. |
1.3 million
Number of credit card holders declaring bankruptcy last year. |
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