Loan Delinquencies news and trends

US Bancorp: Credit Card Volumes Surge, Loan Delinquencies Stabilize
Earnings // July 17, 2024

Bank earnings continue to show credit remains a key payments choice. U.S. Bancorp’s earnings, released Wednesday (July 17) indicated that within the company’s payment services segment, credit card payment volumes came in at $36.5 billion, up 4.6% year on year. The average loan balance, overall,...

Brazilian FinTechs Under Pressure as Delinquency Rates Soar
Loans // March 25, 2024

Brazilian FinTech firms are reportedly grappling with a surge in loan defaults, leading to a crisis in the asset-backed credit market. The delinquency rates on unsecured loans offered by companies like Open Co, Nexoos and Gyra+ have exceeded 60%, prompting measures such as mergers, downsizing...

Carvana Revises Lending Rules Amid Industry-Wide Rise in Delinquencies
Loans // March 01, 2024

Online car retailer Carvana is tightening its lending standards in response to higher delinquency rates. The company is requiring higher down payments from customers and placing limits on maximum payments, Chief Financial Officer Mark Jenkins told Bloomberg News in a report posted Friday (March 1)....

Younger Borrowers Feel Strain as Card and Auto Loan Delinquencies Rise
Consumer Finance // February 06, 2024

The pressures of increased debt burdens are put in stark relief with the latest data from the central bank. And the burden is felt keenly among younger consumers, and lower-income households — which means the pinch is keenly felt within the paycheck-to-paycheck economy. To that...

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Fed’s Supervision Report Takes Note of Rising Card Delinquencies

November 18, 2024
The banking system is sound, and resilient, according to the Federal Reserve. But the performance of some of the loans on banks’ books — particularly at smaller financial institutions (FIs) — bear watching. To that end, the central bank noted in its semiannual Supervision and Regulation Report released this month that credit card loans, auto […]

Younger Borrowers Feel Strain as Card and Auto Loan Delinquencies Rise

February 06, 2024
The pressures of increased debt burdens are put in stark relief with the latest data from the central bank. And the burden is felt keenly among younger consumers, and lower-income...

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Brazilian FinTechs Under Pressure as Delinquency Rates Soar

March 25, 2024
Brazilian FinTech firms are reportedly grappling with a surge in loan defaults, leading to a crisis in the asset-backed credit market. The delinquency rates on unsecured loans offered by companies like Open Co, Nexoos and Gyra+ have exceeded 60%, prompting measures such as mergers, downsizing expansion plans and asset sales, Bloomberg reported Monday (March 27). […]

Carvana Revises Lending Rules Amid Industry-Wide Rise in Delinquencies

March 01, 2024
Online car retailer Carvana is tightening its lending standards in response to higher delinquency rates. The company is requiring higher down payments from customers and placing limits on maximum payments,...

Auto Debt Set Records Before Potential Coronavirus Impact Hits

June 09, 2020
Trouble may be brewing in the key auto finance sector in the months ahead amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus, despite a drop in loan delinquency rates in the...

CAN Capital’s Risky Strategy

January 17, 2017
It was CAN Capital’s ambitious growth plans that led the alternative SME lender to eventually falter, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. The publication said Monday...