The French are borrowing less and less, an unprecedented trend that raises numerous questions about the country's economic dynamics. For the past six years, the contraction of the credit market reflects both the caution of households and the structural difficulties in real estate and consumption. The rate of credit holdings has fallen to its lowest level in over thirty years, a situation that even exceeds the shockwave caused by the subprime crisis in 2008. However, the first signs of a rebound in 2025 are emerging, fueled by a gradual improvement in households' financial situations.