How Fed Interest Rate Increases Could Raise Your Household Debt

Published on September 15, 2026

A home equity line of credit averages about 7.4 percent and adjusts with the prime rate. Credit card rates average around 20 percent and adjust the same way. Adjustable-rate mortgages reset on a set schedule. Each of those payments can change without you doing anything.

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