Credit Card Late Payment Rate Predicted to Rise in 2006
This item made the news today: “Late Payments on Credit Cards Showed Strong Decline in Fourth Quarter 2005.” (Source: American Bankers Association’s Consumer Credit Delinquency Bulletin) In the third quarter of 2005, the number of credit card accounts 30 days or more past due stood at 4.74%, while this figure dropped to 4.27% in the fourth quarter. (Click to continue reading this post…)