credit cards

Discover's finance chief to retire next year

06/06/19

Mark Graf, who joined the Riverwoods, Ill.-based credit card issuer in 2011, will participate in the search for his successor.

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JPMorgan revives forced arbitration for credit-card holders

06/05/19

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest U.S. credit-card issuer, is reviving a controversial policy that forces credit-card customers to use arbitration instead of court to resolve payment disputes.

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Uber enters leasing pact for borrowers who can’t secure auto loans

05/30/19

Uber Technologies Inc. is going nationwide with a program that helps those without a car — or the financial means to get one — drive for the ride-hailing giant.

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Interest income pushes 1Q bank earnings up 9% to $61B: FDIC

05/29/19

More than 66% of the banks reported a jump in net income during the first quarter but new risks are emerging in interest rates and underwriting, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Wednesday.

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Why Citi didn’t bite on Apple card; Barclays eyes MBS again

05/29/19

The bank dropped out of the bidding for the card over profitability fears; returning to the market could boost Barclays' investment bank.

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Once dismissive of fintechs, traditional lenders now feeling their bite

05/23/19

Online lenders now have close to 40% of the unsecured personal loan market, much of which is refinanced credit card debt. Banks' card portfolios are taking a hit.

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Bitcoin bounces back; CFPB reviewing overdraft fee rule

05/15/19

"Institutional support" spurs cryptocurrency price gains; the regulation limits what banks can charge for going negative on accounts.

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What’s behind the rise in credit card delinquencies

05/14/19

It’s no coincidence that with more than half of consumers ages 20 to 29 now holding credit cards — up from 41% in 2012 — 90-day delinquency rates are at a seven-year high, according to the New York Fed.

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Doomed or not, the proposal to cap credit card rates at 15% matters

05/13/19

The legislation from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is part of an effort to shift the range of what is thinkable in Washington to the left. It may also serve to highlight the vulnerabilities of Democrats with bank-friendly records.

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Credit Unions with the Largest Credit Card Portfolios

05/13/19

On Dec. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

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