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Household debt dips for first time in 50 years

The American consumer’s long-running love affair with debt appears to be on the rocks. But like a lot of soured romances, the reasons are a bit murky.

What’s known is that the debt held by U.S. households shrank in the three months ended Sept. 30. That’s the first....

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