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Consumer borrowing drops 5.2% in March

WASHINGTON — Consumer borrowing plunged in March at the fastest pace in 18 years as Americans put away their credit cards and hoarded cash amid the worst recession in decades.

The Federal Reserve said Thursday that consumer borrowing dropped 5.2 percent in March, the biggest decline....

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