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Issue 1192

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February 2021
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Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the U.S.

The eight largest issuers generated $2.891 trillion in purchase volume in 2020, down 10.4%. They accounted for 80.1% of the industry’s $3.611 trillion total.

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Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the U.S.–Purchase Volume

Market Shares of Outstandings for Top U.S. Issuers in 2020

Top U.S. Credit Card Issuers in the U.S.

Top 50 Visa and Mastercard Credit Card Issuers in the U.S.

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Top 50 Visa and Mastercard Credit Card Issuers in the U.S.

The 50 largest issuers of Visa and Mastercard credit cards in the U.S. are ranked by outstanding receivables as of December 31, 2020. The total for that group was $634.19 billion, down 14.3%. The 5 largest are listed here.

1. JPMorgan Chase, Delaware
$144.22 billion outstandings, -14.6%
2. Citi, South Dakota
$100.82 billion outstandings, -12.9%
3. Capital One, Virginia
$87.93 billion outstandings, -17.9%
4. Bank of America, Delaware
$87.24 billion outstandings, -18.9%
5. U.S. Bank, Ohio
$37.20 billion outstandings, -10.2%

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