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US Bankcards Industry Benchmarking Trends: 2023 Q1 Update

FICO

Trends in the macro environment are seen throughout the credit card industry Rising prices, increases in the cost of securing and carrying debt, and the fear of higher unemployment rates are trickling through to consumer behavior on credit cards. 19 report on Consumer Credit) translating to ~$70 more in interest per $10,000 in debt.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

When the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 passed, the top capital gains tax rate was lowered, providing yet another incentive for equity speculators to pour money into the fledgling internet industry. And quite frankly, I did not know there were so many tranches to mortgage-backed securities. Let those numbers sink in a bit. Good times.

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