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American Distress Index
44.6
Typical
2025-Q4
On average, its inputs sit higher than in 45% of their own quarterly histories since 2005.
Delinquency 52.8
4 series
Default & Legal 36.9
2 series
Debt Burden 26.8
1 series
Labor 25.0
2 series
Safety Net & Buffer 81.6
1 series

Equal-weighted domains. Each score averages its member series' percentile readings within their own history since 2005.

53 worsening
26 improving
8 stable
Indicator Trend Value YoY Period Status Category
Personal Saving Rate The Buffer ADI 2.6% -2.90 pp Apr 2026 ↓ worsening Savings
Bankrate Emergency Savings Survey The Safety Net 41% -3.00 pp 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
SHED Emergency Savings Survey The $400 Test 37% 0.00 pp 2024 stable Savings
Vanguard Hardship Withdrawal Rate The Cannibalization Rate 6% +1.20 pp 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
Share of Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck The Squeeze 24% +0.30 pp 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
Buy Now Pay Later Lending Volume Phantom Debt $65.3B +19.6% 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
Household Debt Service Ratio Debt Service ADI 11.32% +0.20 pp Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
Mortgage Debt Service Ratio Mortgage Debt Service Ratio 5.92% +0.23 pp Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
Total Consumer Credit Outstanding Total Consumer Credit Outstanding $5.2T +2.3% Apr 2026 stable Savings
Total Revolving Credit Outstanding Total Revolving Credit Outstanding $1.3T +3.8% Apr 2026 ↓ worsening Savings
HELOC Balance Growth HELOC Balance Growth $434B +9.5% Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
401(k) Loan Outstanding Rate 401(k) Loan Outstanding Rate 13% 0.00 pp 2024 ↓ worsening Savings
Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) 53.99% -1.19 pp Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Savings
Delinquency Rate on Credit Card Loans The Late Fee ADI 2.92% -0.14 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
Charge-Off Rate on Credit Card Loans Charge-Off Rate on Credit Card Loans ADI 3.84% -0.62 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
Total Credit Card Debt Outstanding Plastic Ceiling $1.28T +5.5% Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Debt
Commercial Bank Interest Rate on Credit Card Plans The Card Tax 21% -0.37 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
Auto Loan Serious Delinquency Rate (90+ days) The Repo Line ADI 5.21% +0.38 pp Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Debt
Student Loan Delinquency Rate (90+ days) Student Loan Delinquency Rate (90+ days) 9.57% +9.04 pp Q4 2025 ↑ improving Debt
Delinquency Rate on Consumer Loans (ex credit card) Delinquency Rate on Consumer Loans (ex credit card) ADI 2.28% -0.10 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
Credit Card Delinquency Rate — Banks Outside Top 100 The Other Banks 6.43% -0.75 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
Total Delinquency Rate (All Loan Types) Falling Behind 4.81% +1.22 pp Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Debt
Total Household Debt Total Household Debt $18.78T +4.1% Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Debt
Large vs Small Bank Credit Card Delinquency Spread Large vs Small Bank Credit Card Delinquency Spread 3.51 pts -0.61 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Debt
TransUnion Subprime Auto/Card Originations The Risk Reset 2.58% +0.02 pp Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Debt
Equifax Monthly Credit Trends (Delinquency) The 60-Day Line 3.03% -0.13 pp Q4 2025 ↑ improving Debt
Auto Loan Serious Delinquency 90+ Days (NY Fed CCP) Auto Loan Serious Delinquency 90+ Days (NY Fed CCP) 5.21% +0.38 pp Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Debt
FHA Mortgage Delinquency Rate The FHA Signal 11.52% +0.49 pp Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Housing
Delinquency Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages (90+ days) Delinquency Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages (90+ days) ADI 1.89% +0.12 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Housing
Serious Delinquency Rate (90+ days, All Loan Types) Serious Delinquency Rate (90+ days, All Loan Types) 3.12% +1.08 pp Q4 2025 ↓ worsening Housing
Foreclosure Filings YoY Change Foreclosure Filings 32% +34.00 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Housing
Median Sales Price of Houses Sold (US) Median Sales Price of Houses Sold (US) $403,200 -4.7% Q1 2026 ↑ improving Housing
Foreclosure Starts vs Completions Ratio The Pipeline 4.75 -27.5% Q4 2025 ↑ improving Housing
CoreLogic Early-Stage Delinquency Transitions First Missed 0.7% -0.10 pp Q3 2025 ↑ improving Housing
Mortgage Origination Volume Mortgage Origination Volume $524B +12.7% Q4 2025 ↑ improving Housing
Initial Unemployment Claims (SA) Initial Unemployment Claims (SA) ADI 229,000 -6.9% Jun 6, 2026 ↓ worsening Jobs
Continued Unemployment Claims (SA) Continued Unemployment Claims (SA) 1,795,000 -7.8% May 30, 2026 stable Jobs
Challenger Job Cut Announcements Pink Slips 97K +3.4% May 2026 ↓ worsening Jobs
JOLTS Quits Rate JOLTS Quits Rate 1.9% -0.10 pp Apr 2026 stable Jobs
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate ADI 4.3% 0.00 pp May 2026 stable Jobs
U-6 Underemployment Rate U-6 Underemployment Rate 8.1% +0.30 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening Jobs
Total Nonfarm Payrolls Total Nonfarm Payrolls 159,001 +0.3% May 2026 stable Jobs
Part-Time for Economic Reasons Part-Time for Economic Reasons 4,805 +3.9% May 2026 ↓ worsening Jobs
Lower-Income Wage Growth vs. Inflation Gap The K-Shape 1.1 pts -1.10 pp 2025 ↓ worsening Jobs
Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker (1st Quartile) Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker (1st Quartile) 3.6% -0.20 pp Apr 2026 ↑ improving Jobs
Indeed Job Postings Index (US) Indeed Job Postings Index (US) 100.19 -5.2% Jun 5, 2026 stable Jobs
WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly) WARN Act Layoff Notices (Monthly) 39,118 -17.5% May 2026 ↓ worsening Jobs
CPI Inflation Rate (All Items) CPI Inflation Rate (All Items) 4.17% +1.79 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Food and Beverages CPI Food and Beverages CPI 3.08% +0.18 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Motor Vehicle Insurance CPI Motor Vehicle Insurance CPI 6.13% +1.00 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Medical Care CPI Medical Care CPI 2.59% +0.13 pp May 2026 ↑ improving Prices
Energy CPI (All Items) Energy CPI (All Items) 22.97% +26.07 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Grocery Prices Cumulative Change Since Jan 2020 Grocery Prices Cumulative Change Since Jan 2020 33.53% +3.99 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Shelter CPI Shelter CPI 3.35% -0.51 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Student Loan Payment Burden (% of Discretionary Income) Student Loan Payment Burden (% of Discretionary Income) 20% +4.00 pp 2024 ↓ worsening Prices
Prescription Drug CPI Prescription Drug CPI -2.02% -2.83 pp May 2026 ↑ improving Prices
Healthcare Inflation Premium (Medical CPI minus Overall CPI) Healthcare Inflation Premium (Medical CPI minus Overall CPI) -1.57 pts -1.66 pp May 2026 ↑ improving Prices
Gas Affordability Ratio The Pump Tax 1.14% +0.30 pp Q2 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Auto Insurance Inflation Premium (Auto CPI minus Overall CPI) The Coverage Tax 1.96 pts -0.79 pp May 2026 ↑ improving Prices
Grocery Affordability Gap (AHE YoY minus Food-at-Home CPI YoY) The Grocery Gap 0.37 pts -0.72 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Energy Cost Burden (Energy PCE as % of Disposable Income) The Energy Squeeze 3.43% -0.04 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Prices
Household Tariff Burden (Estimated Tariff Cost as % of Disposable Income) The Import Tax 1.72% +0.93 pp 2025 ↓ worsening Prices
Bankruptcy Filings YoY Change Bankruptcy Filings 11.9% -1.20 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Courts
Bankruptcy Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 Filing Ratio The Wipeout Ratio 1.75 +8.7% Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Courts
Charge-Off Rate on All Loans Charge-Off Rate on All Loans 0.57% -0.07 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Courts
Charge-Off Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages Charge-Off Rate on Single-Family Residential Mortgages ADI 0% 0.00 pp Q1 2026 pending Courts
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filings (YoY % Change) Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filings (YoY % Change) 15.3% -2.60 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Courts
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Filings (YoY % Change) Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Filings (YoY % Change) 6.3% +0.10 pp Q1 2026 ↓ worsening Courts
CFPB Consumer Complaint Volume CFPB Consumer Complaint Volume 662,917 +59.7% May 2026 ↓ worsening Courts
University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index The Mood Ring 49.8 -4.6% Apr 2026 ↓ worsening Warning Signs
Conference Board Consumer Expectations Index The Warning Light 74.4 +2.2% May 2026 ↑ improving Warning Signs
NFCI Non-Financial Leverage Subindex The Tightening -0.39 +37.8% Jun 5, 2026 ↓ worsening Warning Signs
Senior Loan Officer Survey: Banks Tightening Standards Senior Loan Officer Survey: Banks Tightening Standards 2% -3.60 pp Q2 2026 ↑ improving Warning Signs
Wage Growth vs CPI Spread Wage Growth vs CPI Spread -0.58 pts -2.45 pp Apr 2026 ↓ worsening Warning Signs
Google Search Interest: Financial Distress The Search Signal 64 +52.4% Feb 2026 ↓ worsening Warning Signs
SNAP (Food Stamp) Enrollment SNAP (Food Stamp) Enrollment 37,870,817 -10.2% Feb 2026 ↑ improving Warning Signs
Top vs Bottom Income Quartile Spending Gap The Divergence -11.1 pts 0.00 pp Apr 2026 ↑ improving Warning Signs
Difficulty Paying Usual Household Expenses The Pinch 37.1% -0.20 pp Sep 16, 2024 stable Who's Hurting
Financial Health Score (FHN FinHealth Survey) Financial Health Score (FHN FinHealth Survey) 30 0.0% 2024 ↓ worsening Who's Hurting
States with Credit Card Delinquency Above 10% The Spread 36 +24.1% 2025 ↓ worsening Who's Hurting
Share of Adults Skipping Bill Payments The Skip Rate 18.5% +1.80 pp Q1 2026 ↑ improving Who's Hurting
Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment (Monthly) Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment (Monthly) 76,800,000 Sep 2025 ↑ improving Who's Hurting
Business AI Adoption Rate The Adoption Curve 10% +3.40 pp Sep 2025 ↓ worsening AI & Work
AI Autonomous Task Horizon (METR) The Horizon 1,044.8 +772.8% Apr 2026 ↓ worsening AI & Work
AI-Attributed Layoff Announcements The AI Cut 39K +93.0% May 2026 ↓ worsening AI & Work
Information Sector Job Openings (NAICS 51) The Tech Drought 87K -35.1% Apr 2026 ↑ improving AI & Work
Youth Unemployment Rate (16-24) Youth Unemployment Rate (16-24) 9.4% -0.30 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening AI & Work
AI Job Posting Share (% of Total) AI Job Posting Share (% of Total) 5.68% +2.82 pp May 2026 ↓ worsening AI & Work
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