The Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C., calculates two frequently used summary measures of household debt burden: the household debt service ratio and the household financial obligation ratio.2 ...
Americans’ spending power is rising. Real disposable personal income -- which is the amount remaining after taxes and adjustments for inflation -- climbed by 1.9% in September from a year ago.
Disposable income is the amount of money you have left over from your earnings after paying mandatory taxes. It’s essentially what you can “dispose of” or use as you choose, whether for necessities, ...