credit cards

Equifax may be ready to settle; No hint of Dimon’s eventual successor

07/22/19

Firm will pay $700 million to settle issues stemming from data breach; don’t expect JPM CFO Jennifer Piepszak, or anyone else, to be named heir apparent.

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Credit performance stabilizes at Synchrony

07/19/19

After rising between 2016 and 2018, the card issuer's charge-off rates are now steady. The trend reflects both the impact of tighter underwriting standards and the continued resilience of U.S. consumers.

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Sluggish loan growth hurts profits at Capital One

07/18/19

The McLean, Va.-based credit card issuer reported expense growth that rose faster than net interest income during the second quarter.

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Ally ends credit card experiment, pivots to point-of-sale loans

07/18/19

The company, which announced the conclusion of a three-year-old credit card partnership with TD Bank, is shifting to digital financing of individual consumer purchases.

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BofA's plan to sustain its consumer banking mojo

07/17/19

Bank of America says rate cuts could reinvigorate mortgages and that its digital and cards strategies will help it grab more market share to offset shrinking margins.

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Business loans, mortgages, fees were 2Q bright spots for U.S. Bancorp

07/17/19

The Minneapolis bank reported growth across several lending and noninterest income categories in the second quarter, which offset net interest margin pressures and declining deposit service fees.

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Citi leans on cost cuts and consumers as trading sputters

07/15/19

Noninterest expenses fell 2% to $10.5 billion — almost $100 million lower than the average estimate from analysts.

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Customers’ satisfaction with mobile apps is slipping, J.D. Power says

07/03/19

Huntington, Capital One and Citi are tops with consumers, but overall satisfaction scores have declined as users have been overwhelmed by the constant rollout of new features.

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Citi ties ThankYou rewards to Mastercard tech for instant redemption

06/25/19

Citigroup will be the first major issuer to use Mastercard technology to give U.S. credit card holders the ability to instantly redeem points on eligible purchases online and through a mobile app.

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How JPMorgan's plan to send customers to arbitration wound up in court

06/21/19

A customer who sued Chase over credit card interest charges is now asking a judge to order the bank to stop notifying cardholders about its plan to reinstate arbitration.

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