By Carlos Torres, Bloomberg News


The percentage of U.S. consumer credit-card accounts with overdue payments fell in the first quarter to the lowest level in more than two years, helped by rising employment and incomes, the American Bankers Association said Tuesday.


The share of delinquent credit-card accounts fell to 4.03 percent during January to March from 4.2 percent the previous quarter, the bankers’ group said.


The rate hasn’t been that low since the third quarter of 2002.


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