US consumer borrowing up $18.2B in February

Published April 5, 2013 7:21pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans borrowed more in February to buy cars and attend school, but were more careful with their credit cards.

The Federal Reserve said Friday that consumer borrowing rose $18.2 billion in February from January. That’s up from a gain of $12.7 billion in the previous month.

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