How to Drill Down Deeper Into Your Portfolios

Posted on May 01 2012 by

To offset economic pressures and generate returns required to drive greater earnings, which will fuel future loan growth, portfolio managers are aggressively expanding their policies and practices to drill more deeply and frequently into their portfolios by identifying those members where relationships can be expanded and conversely identify those which are accelerating debt and stress.

To do that, a growing number of lenders are finding that it pays to look not only at a score or snapshot of a consumer profile, but take into consideration the magnitude and direction of change as well as frequency of review on all obligations and beyond the obligations they manage.

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Marketing Intelligence Shows Consumer Retail Spending is Trending Upward

Posted on Apr 30 2012 by

Jim Rohn once said, “Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.”

According to recent market intelligence, retail spend continues to trend up, translating into increased balance growth on new bankcard and retail card originations.

Retail spend continues to trend up from a year ago driven by continued demand for autos in addition to growth in clothing store and restaurant sales. Translating into increased balance growth on new bankcard and retail card originations, particularly seen in the super prime and prime consumer risk segments, where balance growth and origination volumes had been down a year ago given relatively cautious sentiment. This is an encouraging sign in consumer confidence given the overall economic trends in unemployment and downward pressure on home prices.

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Collection Industry Under the CFPB Microscope. Learn How to Protect Yourself

Posted on Apr 30 2012 by

A record 12,788 lawsuits were filed in 2011 against accounts receivable management companies for regulatory violations, with the majority related to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. This year began with increased concern from the collection industry as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) shows heightened interest in debt collectors.

With this increased scrutiny, collection companies are under the microscope even more than before. Companies face potential litigation, fines and negative publicity if they attempt to collect on past-due consumers without proper handling. It’s now critical to identify accounts with a protected status before making collection efforts, in order to minimize legal risk and optimize your resources.

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Revisions Proposed To The Large Bank Pricing Rule

Posted on Apr 30 2012 by

On March 20, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) announced a proposed amendment to the Assessments, Dividends, Assessment Base and Large Bank Pricing Rule that it put forward in February 2011. The revised rule attempts to address lender concerns that they would be unable to comply with the new rule’s provisions, particularly the added requirement of reporting subprime and leveraged consumer loans.

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Make Matching Prospects With the Right Products Easy

Posted on Apr 30 2012 by

Being able to streamline the process and proactively match the right consumers to the right products will reduce acquisition costs. Consumers also benefit because it has no impact on their credit score.

Clients tell us the number one reason people abandon online applications is because they are worried they’ll be declined. What if you alleviate this concern by matching consumers to the product that best fits their credit profile at the start of the shopping process, greatly improving their chances of approval when they apply?

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