First-quarter BofA card metrics were lackluster at best. Bank of America (BofA), the nation’s third largest Visa and MasterCard issuer, posted no growth in outstandings, subpar growth in purchase dollar volume (PDV), increasing delinquency rates and rising charge-off ratios. The bright spot is credit card yield continues marching upward, approaching 11%, rising 87 basis points…
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First-quarter Citi cards in North America (N.A.) reported lackluster metrics however there was a significant uptick in yield and net interest revenue ratios, driven by continued growth in interest-earning balances. Citi-branded N.A. credit cards also posted a moderate increase in delinquency, but charge-offs notched-up for the first-quarter (1Q/19). Credit card revenue was up 1% year-on-year…
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First-quarter Chase volume for U.S. credit cards rose nearly 10% and outstandings were up 7% as charge-offs and loan loss reserves increased and credit card revenue was flat, compared to one-year ago. Chase U.S. credit card purchase dollar volume (PDV), excluding business cards, increased 9.8% YOY to $172.5 billion for 1Q/19, compared to $185.3 billion…
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First-quarter rates for U.S.-issued major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover) increased by 146 basis points (bps) between the first quarter 2018 (1Q/18) and 1Q/19, as the U.S. prime rate increased by 75 bps. The average credit card rate charged by the nation’s Top 100 banks hit 15.09% in 1Q/19, compared to 13.63% for…
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First quarter profits for the first quarter (1Q/19) for the four largest networks and the credit card businesses of four largest issuers will likely be all over the map starting tomorrow as Chase releases its first quarter numbers before the opening bell. The first quarter is historically a slow consumer spending period and a time…
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International gross transactions (GTX) for Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards grew by 18.6% year-on-year (YOY) in the fourth quarter (4Q/18), compared to 11.8% YOY in 2017. International GTX for credit cards increased 18.1% YOY, compared to 4.1% YOY in 2017. International CTX for debit cards soared 18.9% YOY in 4Q/18, compared to 17.1%…
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U.S. issuer credit card active accounts (AAC) (accounts with sales activity), among the top six U.S. issuers, increased 3.1%% year-on-year (YOY) in the fourth quarter (4Q/18), compared to 5.6% YOY in 2017. There were 161.4 million active bank credit card accounts for 4Q/18 in the U.S. among the top six issuers: Citibank [C]; Capital One…
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International purchase transactions (PTX) for Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards grew by 20.8% year-on-year (YOY) in the fourth quarter (4Q/18), compared to 15.8% YOY for 2017. International PTX for credit cards increased 14.8% YOY in 4Q/18, compared to 9.3% YOY for 2017. International PTX for debit cards rose 23.8% YOY in 4Q/18, compared…
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Visa MasterCard PDV (Purchase Dollar Volume) for payment cards (credit + debit) in the fourth quarter (4Q/18) robustly grew at an annual rate (YOY) of 14.5%, compared to 6.6% YOY in 4Q/17. U.S. Visa and MasterCard reported payment card PDV of $1388 billion for 4Q/18, compared to $1330 billion in the prior quarter, and $1212…
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International card cash transactions (CTX) for Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards grew by 6.0% year-on-year (YOY) in the fourth quarter (4Q/18). International CTX for credit cards increased 0.2% YOY while international CTX for debit cards rose 6.3% YOY in 4Q/18. In the fourth quarter gross international payment card CTX for Visa and MasterCard…
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U.S. credit cards issued among the Big 6 issuers grew 3.6% year-on-year (YOY) at the end of the fourth quarter (4Q/18), up 11.9 million cards-in-force (CIF) YOY to 345.7 million cards, compared to 343.4 million in 3Q/18 and 333.8 million for 4Q/17, according to CardData. The Big 6: (Chase [JPM], Capital One [COF], Bank of…
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The earnings report season for the payments industry will open before the stock market opens on Friday, April 12. Wells Fargo 8:00 a.m. (ET) will be out of the gate first, followed by Chase at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The first three months of 2019 have been nothing short of a rocky road, starting with the…
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