Feb 17, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Big Banks in U.S. Reduce Lending Many of the biggest U.S. banks continue to reduce how much of their collective balance sheets is allocated towards loans, according to Federal Reserve data. The share of total assets devoted to loans across the country’s 25 largest...
Feb 15, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Survey Finds 1.2 Million Borrowers Feared Mortgage Foreclosure in December A recent report from the Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA), backed by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), showed that nearly 1.2 million borrowers feared they would be...
Jan 8, 2021 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Trade Groups Push to Prioritize Financial Services Workers in COVID Vaccinations In a letter sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) earlier this week, the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) called for credit union and...
Dec 24, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, FinTech, News
FDIC Approves ILC Rule, Clearing Way for Corporations to Become Lenders Earlier this month, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) approved a final rule allowing major non-bank businesses to seek banking charters and begin lending to consumers as so-called...
Dec 14, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Growth in Consumer Credit Use Slows as Balances Continue to Decline Recent data released by the Federal Reserve show that as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued its trend of limited consumer purchases and declining credit card balances, U.S. consumer credit growth has...
Nov 23, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
As Consumers Pay Down Credit Card Debt, Bank Margins Suffer The Financial Times reported earlier this month that bank card loans declined significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers in the United States make progress in paying down their credit...