Credit card usage to pay rent spiked in April and May

Percentage of credit card transactions used by tenants to pay rent, by month

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Note: Percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. "All transactions" refers to the percentage of credit card transactions used by tenants to pay rent within rental property management companies that use Zego but did not temporarily incur all online rent-payment processing fees for their renters. "Incurred transactions" refers to the percentage of credit card transactions used by tenants to pay rent within rental property management companies that use Zego and temporarily incurred all online rent-payment processing fees for their tenants.
Chart: Center for American Progress Source: Zego, "May Rent Payment Data Reveals April Trends Have Continued as a Result of COVID-19," May 13, 2020, available at https://www.gozego.com/articles/may-rent-payment-data-reveals-april-trends-have-continued-as-a-result-of-covid-19/.