LegalShield Index: Financial Stress Up, Battleground States Signal Close Presidential Race

ADA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI), a study that tracks about 150,000 calls per month from everyday Americans seeking legal help, rose in September, marking the third consecutive monthly increase on the heels of a 22-year record surge in July. Stress in battleground states held steady, slipping just below the national average after rising just above in August. The movement of the two stress trendlines indicates a tight presidential race. “Consumer fi