NEW YORK, April 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow
Jones Indices and Experian released today data through March 2020 for the S&P/Experian Consumer
Credit Default Indices. The indices represent a comprehensive
measure of changes in consumer credit defaults and show that the
composite rate was three basis points lower at 0.99%. The bank card
default rate rose 53 basis points to 3.94%. The auto loan default
rate dropped eight basis points to 0.81% and the first mortgage
default rate fell seven basis points to 0.77%.
Four of the five major metropolitan statistical areas ("MSAs")
showed lower default rates compared to last month. Miami showed the largest decrease, down 23
basis points to 1.43%. Los Angeles
dropped nine basis points to 0.71%. New
York and Dallas each fell
one basis point, to 0.99% and 1.01% respectively. Chicago was the only major MSA that did not
decrease, with a default rate of 1.21% unchanged from last
month.
The table below summarizes the March
2020 results for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit
Default Indices. These data are not seasonally adjusted and are not
subject to revision.
National
Indices
|
|
Index
|
March 2020
Index Level
|
February 2020
Index Level
|
March 2019
Index Level
|
Composite
|
0.99
|
1.02
|
0.92
|
First
Mortgage
|
0.77
|
0.84
|
0.70
|
Bank Card
|
3.94
|
3.41
|
3.68
|
Auto Loans
|
0.81
|
0.89
|
0.94
|
Source:
S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
|
Data through March
2020
|
The table below provides the index levels for the five major
MSAs tracked by the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default
Indices.
MSA
|
March 2020
Index Level
|
February 2020
Index Level
|
March 2019
Index Level
|
New York
|
0.99
|
1.00
|
1.06
|
Chicago
|
1.21
|
1.21
|
0.95
|
Dallas
|
1.01
|
1.02
|
0.94
|
Los
Angeles
|
0.71
|
0.80
|
0.70
|
Miami
|
1.43
|
1.66
|
1.58
|
Source:
S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
|
Data through March
2020
|
For more information about S&P Dow Jones Indices, please
visit www.spdji.com.
ABOUT THE S&P/EXPERIAN CONSUMER CREDIT DEFAULT INDICES
Jointly developed by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and Experian,
the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices are published
on the third Tuesday of each month at 9:00
am ET. They are constructed to track the default experience
of consumer balances in four key loan categories: auto, bankcard,
first mortgage lien and second mortgage lien. The Indices are
calculated based on data extracted from Experian's consumer credit
database. This database is populated with individual consumer loan
and payment data submitted by lenders to Experian every month.
Experian's base of data contributors includes leading banks and
mortgage companies, and covers approximately $11 trillion in outstanding loans sourced from
11,500 lenders.
For more information, please visit:
www.spindices.com/indices/indicators/sp-experian-consumer-credit-default-composite-index.
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ABOUT EXPERIAN
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to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting
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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Ray McConville
North America Communications
New York, USA
(+1) 212 438 1678
raymond.mcconville@spglobal.com
Jordan
Takeyama
Experian Public Relations
(+1) 714 830 7561
jordan.takeyama@experian.com
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