NEW YORK, Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow
Jones Indices and Experian released today data through July 2019 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 rose two basis points to 0.85%. The bank card
default rate fell 13 basis points to 3.77%. The auto loan default
rate was up two basis points to 0.89%, and the first mortgage
default rate increased three basis points to 0.62%.
Four of the major metropolitan statistical areas ("MSAs") showed
higher default rates compared to last month. Los Angeles showed the largest increase, up 13
basis points to 0.74%. The default rate for Chicago rose seven basis points to 0.95%. The
rate for New York rose two basis
points to 0.89% while the rate for Dallas increased one basis point to 0.83%.
Miami was the only MSA with a
decrease in default rates, down nine basis points to 1.34%.
The table below summarizes the July
2019 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
|
July 2019
Index Level
|
June 2019
Index Level
|
July 2018
Index Level
|
Composite
|
0.85
|
0.83
|
0.86
|
First
Mortgage
|
0.62
|
0.59
|
0.63
|
Bank Card
|
3.77
|
3.90
|
3.56
|
Auto Loans
|
0.89
|
0.87
|
0.96
|
Source:
S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
|
Data through July
2019
|
The table below provides the index levels for the five major
MSAs tracked by the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default
Indices.
MSA
|
July 2019
Index Level
|
June 2019
Index Level
|
July 2018
Index Level
|
New York
|
0.89
|
0.87
|
0.87
|
Chicago
|
0.95
|
0.88
|
0.86
|
Dallas
|
0.83
|
0.82
|
0.86
|
Los
Angeles
|
0.74
|
0.61
|
0.61
|
Miami
|
1.34
|
1.43
|
1.68
|
Source:
S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices
|
Data through July
2019
|
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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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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