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More Americans using loans to cover everyday bills, report shows
New data from LendingTree shows 8.2% of Americans now use personal loans for everyday bills, up from 3.4% three years ago. Gen Z is most likely to rely on such loans, with buy now, pay later loans increasingly used for essentials like groceries rather than luxury items.
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