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    Fed analysis: 90-day credit-card delinquencies nearly doubled since 2022; new delinquencies stable since 2024

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    Fed analysis: 90-day credit-card delinquencies nearly doubled since 2022; new delinquencies stable since 2024

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    A Federal Reserve analysis found 90-day delinquent credit card balances have nearly doubled since 2022 to levels not seen since the Great Recession, while new delinquency rates have remained stable since 2024. The report suggests the consumer credit deterioration is skewed to longer-duration delinquencies rather than a broad sudden rise in new delinquencies. Transmission into markets is via lender provisioning and ABS pricing. Names with large unsecured credit exposure should be monitored for reserve builds and funding-cost implications. ABS spreads and bank/consumer credit equities like COF and SYF are directly sensitive to changes in 90-day delinquency stocks.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-08-27
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Fed analysis: 90-day credit-card delinquencies nearly doubled since 2022; new delinquencies stable since 2024”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-27. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-27/fed-analysis-90-day-credit-card-delinquencies-nearly-doubled-since-2022-new-deli-d73444

    MACRO
    Fed analysis: 90-day credit-card delinquencies nearly doubled since 2022; new delinquencies stable since 2024
    A Federal Reserve analysis found 90-day delinquent credit card balances have nearly doubled since 2022 to levels not seen since the Great Recession, while new delinquency rates have remained stable since 2024. The report suggests the consumer credit deterioration is skewed to longer-duration delinquencies rather than a broad sudden rise in new delinquencies. Transmission into markets is via lender provisioning and ABS pricing. Names with large unsecured credit exposure should be monitored for reserve builds and funding-cost implications. ABS spreads and bank/consumer credit equities like COF and SYF are directly sensitive to changes in 90-day delinquency stocks.
    COFABS_UNSEC
    Impact
    65
    AUG 27
    SIG
    75%
    COFABS_UNSEC
    Fed analysis: 90-day credit-card delinquencies nearly doubled since 2022; new delinquencies stable since 2024
    A Federal Reserve analysis found 90-day delinquent credit card balances have nearly doubled since 2022 to levels not seen since the Great Recession, while new delinquency rates have remained stable since 2024. The report suggests the consumer credit deterioration is skewed to longer-duration delinquencies rather than a broad sudden rise in new delinquencies. Transmission into markets is via lender provisioning and ABS pricing. Names with large unsecured credit exposure should be monitored for reserve builds and funding-cost implications. ABS spreads and bank/consumer credit equities like COF and SYF are directly sensitive to changes in 90-day delinquency stocks.
    → Rising stock of severe credit-card delinquencies transmits to consumer credit lenders' asset-quality and unsecured ABS spreads, affecting COF and SYF equity and credit valuations through higher expected loss provisioning.
    Impact
    A Federal Reserve analysis found 90-day delinquent credit card balances have nearly doubled since 2022 to levels not seen since the Great Recession, while new delinquency rates have remained stable since 2024. The report suggests the consumer credit deterioration is skewed to longer-duration delinquencies rather than a broad sudden rise in new delinquencies. Transmission into markets is via lender provisioning and ABS pricing. Names with large unsecured credit exposure should be monitored for reserve builds and funding-cost implications. ABS spreads and bank/consumer credit equities like COF and SYF are directly sensitive to changes in 90-day delinquency stocks.
    Affected
    COFABS_UNSEC
    Transmission
    Rising stock of severe credit-card delinquencies transmits to consumer credit lenders' asset-quality and unsecured ABS spreads, affecting COF and SYF equity and credit valuations through higher expected loss provisioning.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    COFcredit-quality deterioration (90-day delinquent balances) affecting provisioning and earningsDown1-4wArticle: '90-day delinquent credit card balances have nearly doubled since 2022' per Federal Reserve analysis.
    ABS_UNSEChigher stock of 90-day delinquencies widening unsecured ABS spreadsDown1-3mFed analysis shows elevated 90-day delinquent balances.

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