Infographic: Millennials shedding credit card debt, survey says

By Juan Rodriguez

In the recession's wake, every generation has shed credit card debt -- but the youngest generation has been most aggressive about it. A survey from Auriemma Consulting Group published in August 2011 reports that the number of both Generation Xers and Millennials who say they frequently carry a balance has fallen 18 percentage points in just four years. Baby boomers, meanwhile, have seen a much smaller decline.

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Published: September 2, 2011

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