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* Mortgage balances shown on consumer credit reports increased by $254 billion during the fourth quarter of 2022 and stood at $11.92 trillion at the end of December, marking a nearly $1 trillion increase in mortgage balances during 2022.
* Mortgage balances shown on consumer credit reports increased by $254 billion during the fourth quarter of 2022 and stood at $11.92 trillion at the end of December, marking a nearly $1 trillion increase in mortgage balances during 2022.
* Credit card balances saw a $61 billion increase in the fourth quarter, surpassing the pre-pandemic high of $927 billion. Credit card balances now stand at $986 billion, after declining to $770 billion in 2021Q1.
* Credit card balances saw a $61 billion increase in the fourth quarter, surpassing the pre-pandemic high of $927 billion. Credit card balances now stand at $986 billion, after declining to $770 billion in 2021Q1.  The increase in credit card balances last December from one year prior was the largest since records began in 1999.
* Auto loan balances increased by $28 billion in the fourth quarter, continuing the upward trajectory that has been in place since 2011.
* Auto loan balances increased by $28 billion in the fourth quarter, continuing the upward trajectory that has been in place since 2011.