The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday issued its annual report on the industry’s three largest credit reporting companies, based on nearly a half-million complaints it received about TransUnion, Equifax and Experian.
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Ramp it Up: Fed Hikes Rates by 75bps for 3rd Straight Meeting
The Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate by another 75 basis points Wednesday to 3-3.25 percent, the third consecutive such increase and the fifth increase since March.

Industry Briefs Aug. 10, 2022: TransUnion Says Serious Delinquencies ‘Normalizing’ to Pre-Pandemic Levels
TransUnion, Chicago, said the first half of 2022 concluded with a normalization in serious delinquency rates to pre-pandemic levels for most credit products as lenders continued to expand access to credit cards and personal loans.

Despite Challenges, 1Q Consumer Credit Health Stays Strong
Rising interest rates and increased prices of goods and services placed pressure on the consumer wallet in the first quarter. Despite the challenges, consumers remain well positioned from a consumer credit perspective, according to the Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report from TransUnion, Chicago.

Rising Inflation Impacting Non-Prime Borrowers Most
As rapidly rising gasoline, energy and utility prices drive inflation, non-prime borrowers with the riskiest credit profiles have generally experienced the greatest impact to their wallets, reported TransUnion, Chicago.

Rising Inflation Impacting Non-Prime Borrowers Most
As rapidly rising gasoline, energy and utility prices drive inflation, non-prime borrowers with the riskiest credit profiles have generally experienced the greatest impact to their wallets, reported TransUnion, Chicago.

Industry Briefs Apr. 18, 2022: Wells Fargo Expands Efforts to Advance Racial Equity in Homeownership
Wells Fargo, San Francisco, announced an initiative to help advance racial equity in homeownership. The company will develop a Special Purpose Credit Program to help minority homeowners, whose mortgages are currently serviced by Wells Fargo, refinance those mortgages. Initially, through the program, Wells Fargo will identify eligible Black homeowners who could benefit from a refinance product.

TransUnion: More than 45 Million Americans Credit Unserved or Underserved
More than 45 million consumers are considered to be either credit unserved or underserved in the United States, according to a new global TransUnion stud

Industry Briefs Mar. 1, 2022: Arch MI: Home Price Growth to Slow in 2022
Home sales, which increased more than 6% in 2021 to a 15-year high, will remain strong this year — supported by solid demographic trends and an expected increase in homes for sale, according to the winter edition of The Housing and Mortgage Market Review from Arch Mortgage Insurance Co., Greensboro, N.C.

TransUnion: Recent Vintage Loans Perform Well Even as More Non-Prime Consumers Gain Credit
TransUnion, Chicago, said consumer credit performance maintained healthy levels across auto, credit card, personal loans and mortgages in the fourth quarter even as lenders continued to ramp up new account origination growth in the non-prime segment of the market.