S&P Average Correlates with Card Profits
[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] Credit card profits have rebounded nicely during the recovery period following the Great Recession. According to R.K. Hammer’s Card Knowledge Factory, the pre-tax ROA (return on assets) for credit cards, during the Great Recession (2008-2009) averaged 2.88% (between 1.50% and 4.25%), while the S&P 500 averaged 1009, (2008 EOY at 903…