Such specialized retail credit cards differ from so-called general-purpose cards used at multiple-location stores.
The totals include bank-issued and retail credit cards, auto loans, consumer-finance loans, home-equity lending and student loans.
Citigroup has said its portfolio of retail credit-card loans isn't a core business.
Those who caused the problems in the wholesale credit unions should pay for the losses now being paid by retail credit unions.
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Retail credit cards also saw an increase in lending to riskier borrowers.
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The number of open retail credit card accounts reached a 31-month high in July, exceeding 175 million for the first time since December of 2009.
Bank credit cards, retail credit cards and auto loans are all more readily available to subprime borrowers over the last year according to a March report from Equifax.
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From 2010 to 2011 there was a 4.7 percentage point increase in retail card originations to sub-prime borrowers, making up 31% of 2011 retail credit card originations, Equifax says.
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Lastly, retail credit was lackluster.
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And some credit retail giant IKEA with fostering Americans' affinity for Scandinavian products.
Indian gold jewelry was hoarded while retail lenders offered credit to accumulators of silver, which was expected to move jointly with gold.
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Conventional wisdom has it that the investment bank erred in 1997 when it merged with Dean Witter, a retail broking and credit-card company.
The mall group's NAVs over the past five years have advanced at a double-digit clip, thanks to the hordes of shoppers who have thronged the retail emporiums, credit cards flashing.
The rule wasn't targeted at Goldman, but it hit the firm harder than other Wall Street firms because Goldman Sachs doesn't offer such retail services as credit cards or home mortgages to make up for lost profits.
The selection process puts socially defined characteristics, such as the outsized reputation of an executive like Mr Dimon, ahead of relevant practical skills and experience (Mr Dimon had little knowledge of retail banking or credit-card operations, two of Bank One's biggest and, in the second case, most problematic businesses).
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But these costs typically represent only a tenth of a printed book's retail price, estimates Credit Suisse, an investment bank.
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One detail that points to a recovery for the U.S. consumer, despite the miss in retail estimates, is credit card use.
Everyone works one of three industries: Credit, Retail or Media.
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Scharf has a long history in the credit card and retail banking business, with stints at major U.S. operations.
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The acceleration of retail sales, especially in credit-sensitive sectors, runs counter to what monetary policy makers said in their decision to cut rates last month.
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Women, because of their lesser use of Web banking and sales, suffer from more old-fashioned fraud caused by stolen credit cards or retail employees, he says.
The bank has about 1.5 million active accounts and offers a range of banking products to retail customers only, including credit cards, savings, personal loans, general insurance and travel money.
Given that nearly 50% of luxury purchases made by Chinese take place outside of the mainland, the most effective way to monitor high-end retail sales is to track credit card transactions.
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Improvement in the macro economic outlook will lead to higher retail spending and greater outstanding credit card balances, a notable positive for Bank of America as the company has nearly 14% share of the U.S. debit card market and roughly 13% share of the U.S. credit card market.
Even before the housing and credit bubbles burst, the past several decades saw a number of tectonic shifts that affected retail banking, such as the explosion of credit-card use, the creation of electronic banking, and the decline of paper checks.
Exports have held up well, fixed-asset investment and retail sales have been strong and credit growth has accelerated.
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These new retail accounts are coming with higher credit limits, making it easier for new consumers to charge more.
Both New-York based American Realty and Cole Credit specialize in owning retail and industrial properties leased to single tenants.
Credit cards and other retail-finance businesses are fading with the American consumer.
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