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Q1 Industry Insights: Consumers Will Consume, Lenders Will Lend, Delinquencies Will Rise

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Add these all together and the financial outlook for consumers, especially those in debt, is scary. For one, the consumer credit market is looking strong with signs of expansion, specifically, originations for credit cards and personal loans are increasing. And lenders are happy to lend.

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How Consumer Credit Trends Impact Debt Collection in 2024

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“Growing debt balances, stubborn interest rates and elevated prices are still a thorn for consumers, and contribute to their overall financial stability,” explains TrueAccord CEO Mark Ravanesi in his Q4 Industry Insights: Cautious Optimism with a Side of Holiday Hangover.

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Average U.S. FICO® Score at 716, Indicating Improvement in Consumer Credit Behaviors Despite Pandemic

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It serves as a broad-based, independent standard measure of credit risk. It is relied upon by stakeholders across the entire lending ecosystem – from regulators, investors and boards to consumers, lenders, and brokers – as a baseline metric for assessing credit risk that is fair to both lenders and consumers. .

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‘FICO Drift’: What Is It, and What Causes It?

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auto, mortgage, personal loan) and lifecycles (e.g., In other words, even as the relationship between odds of repayment and score has shifted, the score has retained its powerful ability to distinguish repayment likelihood between low and high scoring consumers. originations).

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Average U.S. FICO® Score Stays Steady at 716, as Missed Payments and Consumer Debt Rises

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From April 2021 to April 2022, mortgage loan missed payment rates have remained stable likely driven by the continued home price appreciation and the higher payment accommodation rates for mortgage loans than those for bankcards and auto loans. Now, the average FICO® Score has leveled off during the second year of the pandemic.

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FICO Score 10, Most Predictive Credit Score in Canadian Market

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Information and data continue to be key tools at our disposal to better understand the dynamics of the last couple of years, and better navigate what lies ahead for the Canadian consumer credit environment. In this post, we have been citing trends and insights based on the latest FICO® Score for the Canadian market – FICO® Score 10.

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California DFPI Continues To Expand Consumer Protection Efforts During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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The DFPI continues to experience and respond to a more than 40 percent increase in consumer complaints, calls and inquiries since the onset of COVID-19 in the state. The DFPI is tracking all COVID-19 related complaints and reporting harmful emerging consumer trends to the enforcement division for investigation.