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The Rise of Synthetic Identity Fraud in Financial Services

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This Frankenstein approach to fraud cost US lenders an estimated $20 billion in 2020, according to the Federal Reserve. These synthetic identities often use valid Social Security numbers belonging to children or individuals without credit histories, combined with fictitious names and addresses.

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NY Fed: Credit Applications, Acceptances Plunge During Pandemic

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A new survey has revealed the steep plummet the consumer credit market took as the pandemic began, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data released results on Monday (Dec.

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US Household Debt Hits All-Time High

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trillion, according to a CNBC report that cited the New York Federal Reserve. However, credit card balances have dropped compared to before the coronavirus pandemic. That decrease in credit card balances comes even as the credit limits have been increased by $34 billion, leaving $3 trillion available in credit card lines.

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Fed: Banks Tighten Loan Rules, See Less Than 5 Pct Of Loans In Forbearance In Q3

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In the third quarter, banks tightened their loan standards to firms of any size and also saw weaker demand than usual, according to the Federal Reserve ’s October 2020 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices.

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Tough Times in Consumer Credit Could Push Some Americans to Nontraditional Lenders

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April wasn’t a good month for consumer-credit use. According to the latest Federal Reserve data , U.S. All in, consumer credit took a $68.8 billion hit in April, with revolving debts like credit cards taking the hardest hit — falling by a steep 64.9 consumer borrowing dropped 19.6

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Top News In Payments: The Fed Takes A Closer Look At Big Tech; Goldman CEO Denies Apple Card Credit Bias Claims

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In today’s top payments news, ongoing security concerns have caused the Federal Reserve to take a closer look at the Big Tech firms that serve the banking industry. Also, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is denying claims that gender bias is apparent in the algorithm the bank uses to decide credit limits for applicants.

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Report: Credit Card APRs At Highest Rates In Five Years

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credit card balances are approaching the $1 trillion figure, according to the Federal Reserve. And credit card balances are on the rise as well. Credit card balances rose 3.4 At the same time, increasingly more nonprime consumers are getting access to card credit, usually at lower credit limits.