April 21, 2026

Financial Stability and High-cost Loan Products

Over 50% of Black Gen Z used a payday loan app or buy-now-pay-later product in the past year - vs. 11% and 28% of White Gen Z. This exposure did not start in adulthood. Black and Latino respondents are far more likely to have grown up in households where high-cost products were used by their parents. 

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