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2.9KEcosystemsHow Millennial Drivers Are Changing Automotive Practices
Will younger consumers ever know the unique joy of learning to drive on a gas-guzzling Detroit beater — one of those big cars...
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3.2KLoansWill Consumers Take On Too Much Debt In 2018?
The rate of credit card delinquencies jumped 52 basis points (BPS) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, and will likely continue...
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2.2KSizzle/FizzleLyft Sizzles, Auto Loans Fizzle And The Grocery Wars Heat Up For Summer
Sizzle Of The Week: The Race for Grocery Gold Much of commerce activity is ruled by tastes, trends and the occasional fad;...
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2.0KConsumer FinanceMoody’s: Underwriting Standards Loosen, A Bit, In Q1
It got a little easier to get credit in the first quarter, said Moody’s on May 8, but auto loans bear watching....
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2.3KLoansSome US Loan Standards Ease In Q1, But Not Credit Card Or Auto Loans
Lending standards for business loans eased at U.S. banks in the first quarter of the year, according to a new report from...
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3.0KConsumer FinanceData Shows Credit Card Usage On The Rise As Delinquency Rates Climb
A new report from TransUnion shows that credit card usage continued to rise, as delinquency rates per borrower also increased. The Q1 2018...
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1.4KCFPBSenate Vote On CFPB Auto Lending Rule Planned For Next Tuesday
The Senate is set to vote to rescind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s rule on auto lending as early as this coming...
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2.5KNewsWells Fargo Reviewing Aftermarket Auto Products To Get Ahead Of Any Issues
Wells Fargo is expanding the review of its auto products and the services it finances after customers purchase a vehicle at an auto...
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3.1KAlternative FinancesHoncker’s New Lease On Auto-Leasing
There are aggregators for just about everything these days, and loans of all types. Now we can add car leasing to the...
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6.1KAlternative FinancesWhat The Climbing Debt Defaults Really Mean For The Economy
By many measures, the economy looks strong. The stock market — despite a fairly steepWh correction a week ago — is still well...
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2.8KEarningsCapital One Misses 4Q Estimates As Net Charge-Offs Grow
Capital One missed estimates, adjusted for impact of the tax bill that was signed last year as loans grew across cards and...
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4.6KSubscription CommerceHow Subscriptions Are Changing Car Ownership
To say that the Great Recession changed consumer buying outlooks across a variety of categories is not a controversial statement so much...
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6.1KInvestmentsAuto Asset-Backed Securities Surge; Could Create Trouble In 2018
Auto asset-backed securities (ABS) hit a post-financial crisis high this year in the U.S., which could set up some trouble in the...
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2.8KToday In DataToday In Data: Ridesharing, Employee Theft And American Spending
It seems individuals will always find a way to get the most out of things, be it expecting innovative technology that will...
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5.2KSecurity & FraudCFPB Set To Sue Santander Over Auto Protection Product
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is gearing up to sue Spain-based Santander Bank, claiming the bank has overcharged its car loan customers. Citing...
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3.3KDebtWells CFO Not Losing Sleep Over Rising Consumer Debt
Wells Fargo Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry said at an industry conference on Wednesday (Nov. 15) that he isn’t concerned consumers are...
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4.0KData DiveWells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove
Most of the drama this week was in Washington. The healthcare debate turned into something that was one aria short of a...
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2.5KNews
Capital One Beats Street on Higher Credit Card Balances, Interest Rates
Boosted by increases in its credit card portfolio and interest rates, Capital One Financial beat estimates for the second quarter. In terms...
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3.1KConsumer FinanceConsumers Making Less Than $40K Per Year Worried About Paying Off Debt
A new survey has found that a divide is emerging over how Americans feel about their ability to pay down debt, with...
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3.1KEarningsWells Fargo Reports Mixed Results, Auto Biz Slips as Card Use Up
Wells Fargo, trying to bounce back from a scandal involving falsified accounts, and any number of hits to its reputation since late...
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2.7KPayments InnovationU.S. Consumer Borrowing Posts Biggest Increase In Six Months
The American people are feeling more confident about spending, if last month’s consumer borrowing numbers are any indicator. Borrowing patterns tend to...
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4.9KSizzle/FizzleOnline Fraud Detection Sizzles, iPhone Shares Fizzle — And Some Upbeat Economic News
Sizzle Online fraud falls — a LOT: Contrary to popular opinion — and perhaps contrary even to logic — the fraud fight has...
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4.9KAlternative FinancesAmericans Are Borrowing Like It’s 2008 … Sort Of
It took almost a full decade, but Americans’ debt level has reached a new all-time high, surpassing the $12.68 trillion peak it...
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3.4KNewsUBS Finds Loan Defaults May Loom Among Young and Wealthy
Defaults on subprime auto loans and other types of credit may be poised to jump higher — and the profile of the...
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3.8KPayment MethodsCredit Card Debt Tops $1 Trillion
Credit card debt has surpassed the $1 trillion market in the U.S., joining student loan and auto debt to reach more than...
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3.6KSizzle/Fizzle
Sizzle/Fizzle: In Banking, Truth as Currency
If you were in the market for a credit card or looking to sell a house, this past week was a good...
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1.6KData DiveAlt-Lending Reshuffles, Auto Loan Alarm Bells And HHGregg Goes Bust
For those who are fans of big twists, stunning reversals and spectacular admissions of defeat, last week’s news cycle came as a...
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3.5KBankingThe Increasingly Alarming Auto Lending Situation
According to the latest data out of auto lender Ally Financial, the auto lending segment seems to be encountering some engine trouble...
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3.9KSizzle/Fizzle
Auto Loans On Fire: Sizzle Or Big Fizzle In The Making?
Baby, you can drive my car … loan book off a cliff. Warning signs in subprime are heating up like an engine...
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5.7KInvestmentsDangerous Road Ahead On Auto Loans?
Insert your own car/road/looming accident analogy here, and then take a look at auto loans. While consumer confidence may be good, the...
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3.4KCFPBCFPB Debuts Consumer Credit Card Risk Management Tool
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced Thursday (Dec. 15) the launch of Consumer Credit Trends, a web-based tool to help consumers...
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3.1KSizzle/Fizzle
Stripe Sizzles, Auto Loans Fizzle
With the first full week back from Black Friday, into Cyber Monday and beyond, give thanks to the consumer, who has managed...
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5.1KAlternative FinancesAuto Lenders’ Subprime Delinquencies Climb
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not quite sounding the alarm bell for auto lenders, but they are certainly trying to...
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5.3KAlternative FinancesCar Buyers ‘Underwater’ On Trade-Ins
A record number of consumers looking to trade in vehicles are finding that their cars are worth less than they owe on...
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4.4KConsumer FinanceFor Underbanked, Higher Fees And Auto Payments
There are 67 million adults in the United States who are part of the “underserved” market, and those individuals, who do not...
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5.2KSecurity & FraudCFPB Recoups $24.5M For Consumers Hit With Illegal Payment Collection
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday (June 30) that it has, through the first four months of 2016, recovered $24.5 million...
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2.7KPayment MethodsAre The Wheels Coming Off Of Auto Loans?
Bad loans – they’re everywhere! Well, not really. Mostly in the energy sector. Oh, and by the way, autos too, it looks...
