By: Wendy Greenawalt US interest rates are at historically low levels, and while many Americans are taking advantage of the low interest rates and refinancing...
With the recent release of first-time unemployment applications by the Labor Department showing weaker than expected results, it comes as no surprise that July foreclosure...
Recently, a number of media articles have discussed the task facing financial institutions today – find opportunities growth in a challenging and flat economy....
By: Kari Michel What are your acquisition strategies to increase consumer lending and gain market share? This blog will discuss new approaches to create segment-based targeting campaigns and...
By: Wendy Greenawalt The final provisions included in The Credit Card Act will go into effect on August 22, 2010. Most lenders began preparing for...
US interest rates are at historically low levels, and while many Americans are taking advantage of the low interest rates and refinancing their mortgages,...
By: Kari Michel Credit risk models are used by almost every lender, and there are many choices to choose from including custom or generic models. ...
By: Staci Baker With the increase in consumer behaviors such as ‘strategic default’, it has become increasingly difficult during the past few years for...
–By Wendy Greenawalt Recently the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Trade Commission issued a new rule requiring any lender who utilizes a credit report...
By: Kari Michel The Federal Reserve’s decision to permit card issuers to use income estimation models to meet the Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD)...
By: Kari Michel Credit quality deteriorated across the credit spectrum during the recession that began in December, 2007. As the recession winds down, lenders...
By: Wendy Greenawalt The auto industry has been hit hard by this Great Recession. Recently, some good news has emerged from the captive lenders, and...
By: Staci Baker With the shift in the economy, it has become increasingly more difficult to gauge — in advance — what a consumer is...
Since 2007, when the housing and credit crises started to unfold, we’ve seen unemployment rates continue to rise (9.7% in March 2010 *) with...
A common request for information we receive pertains to shifts in credit score trends. While broader changes in consumer migration are well documented –...