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US Consumer Finance Update
The Fed reported a $42 billion growth in consumer borrowing in Feb 2022. Consumers seem to pay down balances more slowly. This could be...
Frank Tian
Apr 30, 20221 min read


Payday Loan No-Cost Payment Plan
Payday Loan’s No-cost Payment Plan - Few Used Even though the volume dropped 65% Y/Y in 2020 CFPB continues to focus on payday loan’s...
Frank Tian
Apr 24, 20221 min read


A Decade of Wealth Buiding in 🇺🇸🏠
NAR’s latest study on housing wealth effect in 2010-2020: Housing prices increased on average 8.3% in the last 10 years, Almost doubles...
Frank Tian
Apr 10, 20221 min read


Impact of Payment Pause on Credit Scores of US Student Loan Holders
3 highlights from NY Fed’s latest consumer credit analysis by income: 👉 The lower-income group holds comparable auto loans and student...
Frank Tian
Apr 8, 20221 min read


US banks Cap the daily # of Overdraft/NSF Fees
Most US banks cap the daily # of overdraft/NSF fees to 3. Even though some could charge up to 8. The trend is to move down to 0. Source:...
Frank Tian
Apr 6, 20221 min read


US 🏡 Sales
🏡 Sales momentum began to slow US: Jan sales volume of existing home -2.3% Y/Y. Canada: Jan sales volume -10.7% Y/Y. Some buyers have...
Frank Tian
Apr 4, 20221 min read


🏥 American's Heavy Medical Debt
Key stats in CFPB’s comprehensive report: 👇 - A total of $88 billion medical collections. - Even though it drops slightly in recent 3...
Frank Tian
Apr 2, 20221 min read


🇨🇦 PBO's House Price Assessment
🇨🇦 PBO's House Price Assessment based on Borrowing Capacity Source: House Price Assessment: A Borrowing Capacity Perspective
Frank Tian
Apr 2, 20221 min read


Fed Exuberance Index for Canada Turned
🏡 The Fed Exuberance Index for Canada comes down. This real estate index measures how far the price growth is from fundamentals. A...
Frank Tian
Mar 16, 20221 min read
US Quarterly Household Credit Update
🏦 Latest quarterly Fed report: US household debt up $333 billion in Q4 ‘21. The total debt reached $15.58 trillion. Over $1 trillion...
Frank Tian
Feb 8, 20221 min read


Q4 '21: Canadian Card Down Significantly
💳 The Canadian credit card balance is still down significantly. 🐢 The speed of recovery is slower than consumer spending. Source: Globe...
Frank Tian
Feb 4, 20221 min read


US banks’ Q4 Update - Deposit
Lenders, have you seen increased interest from consumers? Here is why. In the latest Q4 reports, the largest 4 US banks saw their...
Frank Tian
Jan 21, 20221 min read
Unsecured Lending Coming on Chain
TransUnion is enabling consumer credit reports on the blockchain. This is achieved via the partnership with Spring Labs. As native...
Frank Tian
Jan 19, 20222 min read
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