Fico Collections

AUGUST 29, 2022

Each year, we provide insight into the national average FICO® Score to help ensure consumers have a baseline measure of credit health standing. Government stimulus programs have been ramping down and payment accommodations reported in the credit bureau data have largely reverted to their pre-pandemic levels. Average U.S.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 19, 2024

The report shows total household debt increased by $184 billion (1.1%) in the first quarter of 2024, to $17.69 The report is based on data from the New York Fed’s nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel. The Quarterly Report also includes a one-page summary of key takeaways and their supporting data points.

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UK debt collections

JANUARY 5, 2023

Credit card borrowing rose in November to its highest monthly level since 2004 according to latest Bank of England data. billion in all forms of consumer credit, an increase on the £700m borrowed in October, of which £1.2 Net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals increased from £3.6 billion to £4.4

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Fico Collections

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And that’s because it generally takes a few months for the effects of that event and the accompanying financial strain to start to show up in consumers’ credit reports, in the form of rising balances, credit seeking behavior, and eventually for some, missed payments. This is down from 8.1% pre-COVID (Jan 2020).

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Millions of renters, and especially minority and low-income families, may suffer previously avoided economic harms of the COVID-19 pandemic as federal and state relief programs end, according to a report released today by The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Collection Industry News

AUGUST 25, 2024

The report shows total household debt increased by $109 billion (0.6%) in Q2 2024, to $17.80 The report is based on data from the New York Fed’s nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel. It includes a one-page summary of key takeaways and their supporting data points.

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Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

News & World Report shows that more than eight in 10 Americans who have credit card debt are experiencing anywhere from a little to a lot of anxiety about it. Nearly 31% have at least $6,000 of credit card debt. have credit card debt of $10,000 or more.

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Collection Industry News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

As the federal funds rate rose, the prime rate did, as well, and credit card rates followed suit. Why credit card debt keeps rising Despite the steep cost, consumers often turn to credit cards, in part because they are more accessible than other types of loans, according to Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree.

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 5, 2021

“We did have a crisis,” said Brian Riley, director of credit advisory services at Mercator Advisory Group, “but because of the support that was given, it really kept the market for consumer credit steady.”. He added that card issuers behaved “a lot more rationally” in comparison with the 2007-2009 crisis.

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Better Credit Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

This is why many people engage the services of a debt relief agency. TransUnion calculates that paying off $5,000 of credit card debt at the minimum rate costs $10,000 in interest. The fees you can expect to pay for Freedom Debt Relief’s services range from 15–25%. National Debt Relief vs. Freedom Debt Relief.

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Collection Industry News

JULY 12, 2021

Americans borrowed a lot more money in May, according to new data from the Federal Reserve’s Consumer Credit Report released in July. There was a 10% increase in credit use on a seasonally adjusted annual basis in May 2021. In May 2021, the total outstanding balance of consumer credit hit $4.25

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

On December 1, the Federal Reserve Board and the CFPB announced the dollar thresholds that determine exemption of certain consumer credit and lease transactions in 2022, from Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing). For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Fico Collections

JANUARY 26, 2022

FICO® Score At 716, Indicating Improvement In Consumer Credit Behaviors Despite Pandemic. Ethan Dornhelm wrote: The FICO® Score is the lingua franca, or common language, for the credit scoring industry. It serves as a broad-based, independent standard measure of credit risk. Fewer consumers are actively seeking credit.

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Collection Industry News

JULY 19, 2021

Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Fair Credit Reporting Act does not require consumer credit agencies to further investigate when a borrower disputes a debt collector’s ownership of their debt. Attorneys for the borrowers and credit agencies did not immediately reply to requests for comment on Friday.

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Fico Collections

JANUARY 15, 2021

In our top post, Vice President and General Manager of Scores, Sally Taylor explained the new FICO Resilience Index, designed to provide lenders with a more precise assessment of consumer credit risk and consumers with demonstrated talent for weathering economic storms greater access to credit. As of July 2020, just 7.3%

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Collection Industry News

AUGUST 30, 2021

of Americans had medical debt in collections as of June 2020, according to a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which analyzed consumer credit reports between January 2009 and June 2020. They have discount cards as long as you are not on any kind of government insurance.”.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 30, 2023

This bill would instruct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on BNPL and EWA services to help determine the degree to which consumers are utilizing both services for retail purchases. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 9, 2023

On May 4, the White House published technology standard document “United States Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology.” On May 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a permanent ban from debt relief telemarketing for operators of debt relief scam. For more information, click here.

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Fico Collections

OCTOBER 28, 2022

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. Average FICO® Score 10.

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Troutman Sanders

JULY 11, 2023

The CFPB further alleged that the defendants made guarantees about lowering consumers’ credit card interest rates. Customers made up-front payments, but per the complaint, rarely got the promised services. For more information, click here.

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