Miami Beach, Tropical Beach Cafe credit card scanner./Credit:	Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

Miami Beach, Tropical Beach Cafe credit card scanner./Credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

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Americans are rapidly shrinking their credit card debt during the pandemic

Americans' credit card debt is shrinking rapidly during the coronavirus recession. That's a sharp contrast with the last two economic downturns.