How Have Card Charge-Off Rates For The Largest U.S. Card Issuers Changed In The Last 5 Quarters?
Credit card charge-off rates across banks has seen a noticeable uptick over the last two quarters after remaining at unusually low levels in 2014-15.
Individual charge-off figures above are taken from the latest quarterly earnings releases for these card issuers. The weighted average charge-off rate represents the average card charge-off rate for these card issuers as weighed by their outstanding card balances. The average figure for the U.S. card industry is taken from data compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis here.
Notably, charge-off rates in Q2 2016 for most of these lenders were the highest in 2 years. We believe that the change represents a normalization in charge-off rates after a period of extremely high charge-offs immediately after the economic downturn over 2009-2012, followed by unusually low figures over the last two years. While we expect charge-offs to increase further over subsequent quarters before stabilizing, aggressive card lending policies could raise overall card charge-off rates in the long run.
See the links below for more information about the U.S. banking industry:
- What Was The Market Share Of The Largest U.S. Card Issuers In Terms Of Outstanding Balances For Q2 2016?
- How Have Outstanding Card Balances For The Largest U.S. Card Lenders Changed Over The Last 5 Quarters?
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