Buffer Depletion

Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile)

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What is the current Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile)?

REVOLVING CREDIT UTILIZATION (75TH PERCENTILE
53.99% ↑ Worsening
The most stretched borrowers are using more than half their

Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile): 53.99% as of 2025-Q4, and worsening. Source: Federal Reserve via FRED.

The most stretched borrowers are using more than half their available credit

Federal Reserve data. At the 75th percentile, utilization is 52.5%. Anything above 30% signals credit stress to lenders — these borrowers are well past that threshold.

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How has Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) changed over time?

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Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) over time
Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile), percent
Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile)
Historical data
Quarterly · Federal Reserve via FRED
Period Value YoY Change
Q4 2025 53.99% −1.2 pts
Q3 2025 52.49% −1.1 pts
Q2 2025 51.82% −1.0 pts
Q1 2025 51.67% −1.1 pts
Q4 2024 55.18% −0.6 pts
Q3 2024 53.57% +0.4 pts
Q2 2024 52.78% +1.6 pts
Q1 2024 52.73% +3.0 pts
Q4 2023 55.8% +3.6 pts
Q3 2023 53.15% +5.0 pts
Q2 2023 51.15% +5.8 pts
Q1 2023 49.71% +6.7 pts

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile)?

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Why does Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) matter for financial distress?

Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) is one of the indicators tracked by the American Distress Index (ADI), which measures five dimensions of U.S. household financial distress: Buffer Depletion, Debt Stress, Financial Conditions, Cost Pressure, and Labor Market disruption. Changes in this indicator contribute to the overall distress picture.

Where does the Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) data come from?

This data comes from Federal Reserve via FRED. More information: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/. The American Distress Index updates this indicator quarterly.

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Why does Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) matter?

Revolving Credit Utilization (75th Percentile) is one of 91 indicators in the American Distress Index's buffer depletion layer — the signal that predicted the 2008 crisis two years before delinquency data confirmed it.
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