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According to Equifax's May National Consumer Credit Trends Report, existing bank credit card balances as of April 2012 were 28% below peak. about 19 hours ago via web
Since May of last year, balance transfer fees have fallen 12%, according to SmartBalanceTransfers.com, mostly influenced by Chase and Citibank. about 19 hours ago via web
Consumer confidence highest since Oct'07, finds Thompson Reuters/Univ. of Michigan Survey of Consumers, improving in each of last 9 months. about 20 hours ago via web
Lockheed Federal Credit Union will change its name to Logix on July 9, 2012. 7:45 PM May 10th via web
Rewards credit cards are as popular today as they've ever been according to research report from Auriemma Consulting Group's Cardbeat(R). 3:54 PM May 10th via web
Nilson 2011 Global Credit Card Brands Report: Credit card transaction up 12.1% over 2010. 3:10 PM Apr 26th via web
FINRA Foundation Study: women more likely to carry a credit card balance, make only a minimum payment and be charged a late fee than men. 7:55 AM Apr 26th via web
FINRA Foundation Study: women pay ½% higher credit card interest rate than men even when income, education and financial literacy the same. 7:53 AM Apr 26th via web
U.S. education loan debt now $1 trillion, surpassing credit card balances according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. 6:48 PM Apr 25th via web
CreditForecast.com: Total U.S. auto lease balances increased 9% in March over a year earlier; Auto loan balances up 4.2% over same period. 6:47 PM Apr 25th via web
About 15 million Americans overdrew their accounts 10 or more times last year, according to Moebs Services. 6:43 PM Apr 25th via web
Customers paid $31.6B in overdraft fees last year, down from $33.1 billion in 2010, according to Moebs Services. 6:42 PM Apr 25th via web
JD Powers ‘12 US. Retail Banking Satisfaction Study ave. index score improves 1 pt to 753 this year due to branch & ATM locations, and hours 6:39 PM Apr 25th via web
Social media survey of world's top 50 banks, by Swiss researchers MyPrivateBanking, names Citibank as most effective, BBVA of Spain second. 7:30 AM Apr 25th via web
New AICPA survey finds that 34% of 35-44-year-olds check social media accounts daily; 14% check their bank accounts daily. 7:26 AM Apr 25th via web
According a new Amer. Inst. of CPAs survey, 54% of 18-34s use social media daily, 7.5 times on average; 17% check their bank accounts daily. 7:23 AM Apr 25th via web
Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index for 2/12: Credit unions approve more than 50% of small business loan requests. 8:02 AM Apr 3rd via web
Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index for 2/12: banks receiving taxpayer assistance for small biz lending approve only 10% of requests. 8:02 AM Apr 3rd via web
Auto sales on target for best month since 2008! What is your institution doing to take part? BankMktg.com offers auto loan recapture 7:49 AM Apr 3rd via web
Transunion finds that consumers now make car loan payments before credit cards and mortgage, a reverse of priority since the recession. 1:04 AM Mar 30th via web

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