SIC 6141 | NAICS 522291
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Market research report provides a detailed analysis of the consumer credit sector, with historical data and forecasts by lending category (e.g., credit cards, automobile loans, durable goods loans, student loans, home loans, and other personal loans) including outstanding balance value and growth, gross lending value and growth, and non-performing loans as a percentage of outstanding balance value.
Market research study provides in-depth analysis of this finance sector, with information provided in
Chapter 5: Loan Trends including historical trend data by loan type (e.g., automobile loan, credit card
loan, personal loan, student loan, and real estate mortgage loan) and type of banking institution (e.g.,
commercial banks/savings institutions, state and federal credit unions, and financing companies).
Consumer Debt Statistics
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
Quarterly report published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia provides summary historical trend
data for revolving credit outstanding balances (e.g., credit cards and unsecured revolving lines
of credit), non-revolving credit outstanding balances (e.g., secured/unsecured
credit for automobiles, mobile homes, durable goods, and other personal purposes), and home mortgage debt
outstanding.
Consumer Credit - G.19
https://www.federalreserve.gov/
Monthly statistical release provides historical trend data for revolving and non-revolving credit levels
outstanding and credit flows by type of holder (e.g., depository institutions, finance companies, credit
unions, federal government, nonprofit and education institutions, nonfinancial businesses, and pools
of securitized assets) for the last three months, the last five
quarters, and the last five calendar years.
Finance Companies - G.20
https://www.federalreserve.gov/
Monthly statistical release provides historical trend data for receivables owned or managed by finance companies
by type of consumer loan or lease (e.g., automobile, revolving, and other), real estate loan (e.g., one-to-four
family, other), and business loan or lease (e.g., motor vehicle, equipment, and other business receivables)
for the last three months, the last five quarters, and the last five calendar years.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Annual financial survey allows users to compare their company's performance with other independent consumer finance companies, with data provided including income statement and balance sheet data and comparative benchmarks for over 25 other measures such as interest income to average notes receivable, bad debts and recoveries, loan delinquency rates, and pre-tax return on average assets.
Financial information section of this profile provides income statements, balance sheets, and financial ratios by company size based on annual net revenue for companies in this finance sector that provide unsecured loans to consumers, with major companies in this sector including OneMain Holdings, Inc., DFC Global Corp., Cash America International, Inc., EZCORP, Inc., and SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae).
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage rate data for job positions in this sector such as branch manager, compliance manager, personal banker, loan officer, loan processor, and credit analyst, with employers for which salary or hourly wage data is provided including OneMain Holdings, Inc. (American General / Springleaf Financial Services, Inc.) and Mariner Finance, LLC.
Annual wage survey provides hourly and annual wage data for personnel employed by nondepository lending and finance firms on a national, state, and metro area basis, with companies in this category including establishments that provide unsecured cash loans to consumers such consumer finance companies, personal credit/finance institutions, small loan companies, and student loan companies.
