Leading economists from Moody's Analytics and experts from Experian provide a deep dive on the Q1 2020 Experian/Moody's Analytics Main Street Report credit insights.Cristian DeRitis, Moody's Deputy Chief Economist provides an initial assessment of the impact from Coronavirus on the economy and an overview of macro-economic conditions impacting small business. Derrek Grunfelder-McCrank, Moody's Associate Economist provides a regional analysis of credit trends including business sectors that are performing well, and which ones are under pressure, and what's driving the trends. Brodie Oldham, Experian's Senior Director of Analytics Consultancy closes by sharing Experian's perspective on how small businesses are fairing.

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As we began 2020, the new year brought with it an unexpected catalyst for an economic downturn, the COVID-19 pandemic. Since January, COVID-19’s impact on North America has expanded rapidly, leaving consumers and businesses racing to adapt to a new normal. Early indications are that application fraud is increasing threefold.

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Clarity Services, a part of Experian, provides valuable alternative credit data to alternative financial service providers. Clarity’s alternative data gives lenders a more complete picture of nonprime applicants, so they can make better and more informed decisions.

This report is packed with five years of Clarity data and enhanced with additional insights from Experian’s national credit bureau. From market trends to changes in loan characteristics, the data inside will leave you more informed of the nonprime market than you’ve ever been before.

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