Google searches for 'help with mortgage' haven't been this high since 2009

>https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20250918199/google-searches-for-help-with-mortgage-havent-been-this-high-since-2009

2025 U.S. credit card debt has reached approximately $1.209 trillion, nearing the record levels seen during the 2008 financial crisis

>https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/study/credit-card-debt-statistics/

Credit scores drop at fastest pace since the Great Recession

>https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/16/economy/debt-credit-score-student-loans

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