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Media Coverage

June 17, 2026 • Media Coverage

The New Middle-Class Trap: Summer Bills Outrunning Raises

MoneyLion feature: the new middle-class trap, summer bills outrunning raises, featuring United Debt Relief founder Nick Avila

United Debt Relief founder Nick Avila was featured throughout MoneyLion’s look at why a summer raise can still leave middle-class families short — explaining the assistance-gap squeeze on cooling bills, how childcare “gets repriced the day school lets out,” and his fix of treating summer like a “13th month” with a monthly auto-transfer.

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June 15, 2026 • Media Coverage

Why a $75K Salary Doesn’t Go as Far for Single Earners This Summer

MoneyLion feature on why a $75,000 salary doesn’t go as far for single earners this summer, featuring United Debt Relief founder Nick Avila

United Debt Relief founder Nick Avila was featured throughout MoneyLion’s analysis of why a $75,000 salary stretches thin for single earners — unpacking the “singles tax,” the summer “squeeze season,” and how solo earners shoulder every fixed cost and financial risk alone.

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Press Releases

June 3, 2026 • Press Release

Americans Enter Summer 2026 Owing a Record $18.79 Trillion, United Debt Relief Analysis Finds

U.S. Debt Snapshot Summer 2026: $18.79 trillion total household debt, $1.25 trillion credit card balances, 21% average APR, $10,895 average revolving balance - United Debt Relief

Our June data briefing examines the newest Federal Reserve Bank of New York figures: total household balances opened the summer at an all-time high, with credit card debt up $70 billion year over year and the typical card-carrying household owing $10,895 at a 21.52% APR — roughly $195 a month in interest before any principal is paid. The briefing draws on the continuously updated research published on our U.S. Debt Statistics page.

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Media Kit

Journalists and researchers are welcome to use the resources below. Our debt statistics are drawn from primary public sources (Federal Reserve, Experian, CFPB, IRS) and refreshed quarterly at uniteddebtrelief.com/debt-data/.

About United Debt Relief

United Debt Relief is America’s Debt Relief Experts, helping consumers in all 50 states resolve overwhelming debt through five specialized programs: Debt Settlement, Debt Validation, Debt Consolidation Loans, Tax Resolution, and Credit Repair & Builder. Every program is backed by a vetted, BBB-accredited network of providers and law firms. Consultations are free, with no upfront fees.

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United Debt Relief publishes one data-led news briefing each month and a quarterly flagship report aligned with Federal Reserve household-debt data releases.

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United Debt Relief is America’s Debt Relief Experts. We match you to a vetted network of BBB-accredited debt settlement, debt validation, consolidation, tax resolution, and credit repair providers and law firms across all 50 states.