U.S. consumer credit card debt (revolving) for August, mostly credit card debt (95%), remained above the $1 trillion level for the sixth consecutive quarter. The year-on-year (YOY) change edged slightly upward in August. Consumer revolving credit increased at an 5.6% annual rate of growth in August, compared to a revised 1.6% annual rate in July…
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Credit card losses among the nation’s top 6 issuers rose 18 basis points (bps) year-on-year (YOY) to 3.47% for the second quarter (2Q/18), but down 4 bps sequentially. The Big 6 (Chase, Bank of America, Capital One, Citibank, American, Express, Discover) reported an aggregate charge-off ratio of 3.47% for 2Q/18, compared to 3.51% for 1Q/18…
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Credit card marketshare, among the nation’s four major payment card networks, produced $1747 billion in U.S. gross dollar volume (GDV) in the second quarter (2Q/18) for a 9.3% year-on-year (YOY) gain. Visa continues to rule the market, growing its U.S. GDV marketshare from 61.1% in 2Q/17 to 61.4% in 1Q/18. VISA Visa posted a 9.3%…
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Mastercard’s cross-border volume, on a currency adjusted basis (FX), soared in the second quarter (2Q/18) outpacing Visa by 158 basis points (bps) year-on-year (YOY). Sequentially, quarter-to-quarter (QTQ), Mastercard slipped a 121 bps, compared to Visa’s flat performance YOY. Cross-border transaction volume refers to payments and cash volume where the issuing country is different from the…
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Credit card gross dollar volume (GDV) among the big U.S. six U.S. bank card issuers, rose an estimated 10.7% year-on-year (YOY) in the second quarter (2Q/18). Capital One led the peer group with a high double-digit growth YOY in 2Q/18, followed by Chase and American Express, respectively. Chase, Bank of America (BofA), Capital One and Citibank…
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Nominal credit card rates among banks and credit unions nationally increased 137 basis points (bps) in the second quarter (2Q/18) year-on-year (YOY) while rates assessed on accounts with balances rose 154 bps over the same period. Sequentially, nominal interest rates rose 51 bps as accessed credit card rates increased 22 bps. Nominal credit card interest…
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Payment cards worldwide or cards-in force (CIF) [credit + debit] grew by 6.4% year-on-year (YOY) in the second quarter (2Q/18) to 5412 million, compared to 5323 million for 1Q/18 and 5088 million, one-year ago. All the four major U.S. based payments networks posted gains in 2Q/18, according to CardData. Visa and MasterCard Rule the Planet…
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The average credit card yield among the nations’s Top 4 bank card issuers declined 30 basis points (bps) sequentially at 11.31%, but up 12 bps year-on-year (YOY) for the second quarter (2Q/18), compared to 11.61% for the prior quarter, and 11.19% for 2Q/17. Capital One (COF), continues to lead the Top 4 with a 15.05%…
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Australian credit card debt growth is sluggish while credit card usage is continues to grow slowly. Credit card outstandings grew 0.8% year-on-year (YOY) in July, while credit card purchase dollar volume (PDV) rose 7.2% YOY. According to figures released yesterday by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), credit card credit limits were flat in July…
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Credit card charge-offs, seasonally adjusted (SA), among the top 100 U.S. banks for the second quarter (2Q/18) decreased 16 basis points (bps) sequentially (QTQ), and up 8 bps year-on-year (YOY). On a not seasonally adjusted basis (NSA), the charge-off rate among the top 100 U.S. banks for 2Q/18, dipped 5 bps QTQ and up 8…
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Capital One led the charge in the U.S. credit card market in the second quarter (2Q/18). U.S. credit card marketshare, based on Visa and Mastercard purchase dollar volume (PDV), among the top 4 U.S. bank credit card issuers, declined 80 basis points (bps) to 61% in the second quarter. U.S. CREDIT CARD MARKETSHARE While Chase…
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U.S. consumer revolving debt for July, mostly credit card debt (95%), remained above the $1 trillion level for the fifth consecutive quarter. The year-on-year (YOY) change edged slightly upward in July. Consumer revolving credit increased at an 1.5% annual rate of growth in July, compared to a revised -1.4% annual rate in June and a…
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