2024 Cost of Thanksgiving Report
Over half (56%) of Americans may host guests for Thanksgiving this year, spending an average of $431 on food, drinks and decor. Read More
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From Swipe to Split: More Americans Ditch Store Cards for BNPL
Americans now prefer buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans as a payment option over store credit cards, a major reversal from a year ago. Read More
2024 Halloween Spending Report
59% of Halloween spenders plan to forgo a spooky purchase this year due to inflation. Here's what else we found. Read More
71% of Americans Have Noticed Shrinkflation — Here Are the Products and Categories That Shrunk the Most
A third of the 98 products LendingTree researchers analyzed have shrunk. Here’s a full look at our report. Read More
Nearly 3 in 10 Americans Fear They’ve Been Victim of Card Skimming, Though 64% Admit They Don’t Know How to Spot It
About 3 in 10 suspect they’ve been a victim of card skimming, with half saying it’s happened in the past year, according to our survey. Read More
65% of Single Daters Say Inflation Has Impacted Their Dating Life
According to a LendingTree survey of over 2,000 U.S. consumers, 65% of active daters say inflation has impacted their dating life. Read More
Nearly 3 in 5 Parents Have Given Kids Access to Their Cards, but 31% Regret It
59% of parents have given their child permission to use their credit or debit card. However, 31% of them regret it. Here's what we learned. Read More
Most Back-to-School Shoppers Feel Stressed and Expect to Spend More, While Nearly 1 in 3 Say They Can’t Afford It This Year
41% of Americans plan to go back-to-school shopping this year, with 68% of shoppers expecting to spend more than last year. Read More
2024 Streaming Services Report
72% of streaming service subscribers think they pay too much. As a result, 31% have already cut back and 29% have considered it. Read More
You Miss 100% of the Shots You Don’t Take — Here Are Topics You Should Talk to Your Credit Card Issuers About
76% of those who asked for a lower interest rate on one of their credit cards in the past year were successful. Read More
