U.S. V+MA+AXP+DFS Q1 CIF Up Single Digits
Total U.S. credit/charge cards-in-force (CIF) in the first quarter (1Q/17) for Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover was up 6.8% year-on-year (YOY). At the end of 1Q/17, there were 654 million U.S. credit/charge CIF compared to 612 million for 1Q/16, according to CardData. Visa U.S. credit CIF for 1Q/17 jumped 13.3% YOY to an estimated…