In the fourth quarter of 2024 consumer credit balances topped $18 trillion for the first time, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, which draws on data from the bank’s Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax. That was an increase of $93 billion, or 0.5 percent, from the […]
In this episode of the AFSA Extra Credit Podcast, host Dan Bucherer chats with Brian Koprowski, CEO of DataScan, which works with finance companies on wholesale financing and inventory risk management across the entire loan lifecycle. See that title? Kind of right in the wheelhouse. Brian and Dan touch on how the commercial lending landscape […]
AFSA congratulates Jonathan McKernan, who earlier today was nominated by President Trump to serve as the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Mr. McKernan recently stepped down from his position on the FDIC Board, and has had extensive experience in the financial-services policy arena, having previously served in the Treasury Department, the Federal Housing […]
Consumer Lending by the Numbers
13.7 MILLION consumers hold a traditional installment loan
13.7
million
consumers hold a traditional installment loan
82 MILLION consumers in the PRIME VALUE or better risk tier
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