Credit Constraints Among High-Income Individuals in the US (2019)
Credit market constraints are not exclusively a problem for the poor. Data from the US in 2019 showed that even individuals with substantial incomes, specifically those earning over $100,000, sometimes faced limitations and were unable to borrow as much as they wished.
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Credit Constraints for High-Income Earners