Bad Debt Pile Creeps Higher at U.S. Banks on Card Losses

Card charge-offs now make up more than 80% of total consumer credit costs, up from 67% three years ago.

By Jenny Surane | May 02, 2019 at 08:45 AM

Credit-card losses are outpacing auto and home loans at a rate not seen in at least a decade. The question is whether banks' plastic problem is an outlier or an omen.

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Auto Loans Slip From Credit Union Portfolios

By Jim DuPlessis | November 08, 2024

NCUA and Fed data also show credit unions' share of auto loans in September has fallen from a year earlier.

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Pay Transparency Directive Could Spur 'Massive Change Management Exercise'

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A new EU pay transparency directive has left many organizations feeling unprepared.

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CFPB Has Little History With Taking Action Against Credit Unions

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