All Loan Types and MSAs Show Lower Default Rates

S&P 500 Buybacks are now just 10.4% off their last pre-COVID mark

Bank Card Default Rate Increases for Fifth Consecutive Month

New index series includes S&P Bitcoin Index, S&P Ethereum Index and S&P Crypto Mega Cap Index

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Bank Card Default Rate at Highest Level Since August 2020

- Q1 2021 U.S. common dividend increases were $20.3 billion, the largest quarterly increase since Q1 2012's $26.1 billion and up from $13.9 billion in Q4 2020, $8.4 billion in Q3 2020, $6.7 billion in Q2 2020 and $12.4 billion in Q1 2020.

All Five Major Metropolitan Areas Show Higher Rates

Bank Card Default Rate Increase Highest Since May 2020

Bank Card Default Rate Higher for First Time in Seven Months

- Q4 2020 U.S. common dividend increases were $13.9 billion, up from $8.4 billion in Q3 2020, $6.7 billion in Q2 2020, and $12.0 billion in Q4 2019.

- Q3 2020 share repurchases were $101.8 billion, rebounding 14.8% from Q2 2020's $88.7 billion expenditure - the lowest level since March 2012.

Bank Card Default Rate Lower for Sixth Consecutive Month

Bank Card Default Rate Lower for Fifth Consecutive Month

Bank Card Default Rate Lower for Fourth Consecutive Month

- Q3 2020 U.S. common dividend increases were $8.4 billion, up from $6.7 billion in Q2 2020 and down from $15.8 billion in Q3 2019

Bank Card Default Rate Lower for Third Consecutive Month

-- Q2 2020 share repurchases were $88.7 billion - the lowest since March 2012 and a 55.4% decline from Q1 2020 and 46.4% decline from Q2 2019.

Bank Card Default Rate at Lowest Level Since February 2020

All Loan Types Show a Drop in Default Rates

- The Good: Total S&P 500® Q2 2020 dividend payments ticked up 0.3% to $119.0 billion from Q2 2019's $118.7 billion as companies fulfilled pre-COVID declarations, but declined 6.2% from the record Q1 2020 payment of $127.0 billion.

- Q1 2020 share repurchases were $198.7 billion - the fourth largest on record and a 9.4% gain over Q4 2019, and 3.4% lower than Q1 2019.

Bank Card Default Rate Higher For Seventh Consecutive Month