A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report examining the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic found that consumer credit applications declined substantially in March.
The CFPB studied inquiries for new mortgages, auto loans and revolving credit cards.
Read on for details from the report, which examined the time period between the first week of March and the last week, when most of the country was under stay-at-home orders.
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