A recent survey focusing on the credit behavior of Millennials (age group 18 to 30) shows that 90 percent are familiar with cosigning and...
While VantageScore® super-prime consumers carried the lowest average credit card balance of all credit tiers in Q4 2012 ($2,581), this group experienced the greatest...
Experian Automotive's Q4 2012 credit trends analysis found that 60-day delinquencies rose from 0.72 percent in Q4 2011 to 0.74 percent in Q4 2012....
With the constant (and improving!) changes in the consumer credit landscape, understanding the latest trends is vital for institutions to validate current business strategies...
Mortgage origination volumes increased to $427 billion in Q4 2011 – a 31 percent quarterly gain. However, overall 2011 originations of $1.35 trillion were...
Up to this point, I’ve been writing about loan originations and the prospects and challenges facing bankcard, auto and real estate lending this year. ...
The strongest growth in new bankcard accounts is occurring in the near-prime and subprime segments of VantageScore® C, D and F. Year-over-year (Q1 2011...
In my last two posts on bankcard and auto originations, I provided evidence as to why lenders have reason to feel optimistic about their...
While retail card utilization rates decreased slightly in Q3 2011, retail card delinquency rates increased for all performance bands (30-59, 60-89 and 90-180 days...
If you attended any of our past credit trends Webinars, you’ve heard me mention time and again how auto originations have been a standout...
By: Staci Baker Just before the holidays, the Fed released proposed rules, which implement Sections 165 and 166 of the Dodd-Frank Act. According to The...
As we kick off the new year, I thought I’d dedicate a few blog posts to cover what some of the consumer credit trends...
With the raising of the U.S. debt ceiling and its recent ramifications consuming the headlines over the past month, I began to wonder what...
By: Staci Baker As the economy has been hit by the hardest recession since the Great Depression, many people wonder how and when it...
US interest rates are at historically low levels, and while many Americans are taking advantage of the low interest rates and refinancing their mortgages,...