Although the economy continues to pick up steam, consumers were reluctant to take on new credit for their purchases.

Credit unions had $231.6 billion in outstanding consumer credit in February, down from the revised figure of $234 billion in January, according to data released today by the Federal Reserve.

Overall, outstanding consumer credit fell to $2,445.2 trillion, from January's revised figure of $2,480.7 trillion.

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