Issue 1227

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Newsletter
September 2022
Featured Article

Household Debt and Credit Cards in the US

Credit card outstandings tied to American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa brand commercial and consumer card products along with all private label (store, gasoline, medical, etc.) card products reached $1.071 trillion at year-end 2021.
Featured Chart

Top Acquirers in Latin America—2021

The 45 largest merchant acquirers in the Latin America & Caribbean region processed 32.69 billion Visa and Mastercard transactions last year from 17.7 million active merchant outlets.

Featured Companies

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ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE

CHARTS IN THIS ISSUE

Top 7 Merchant Acquirers in Latin America 2021 vs. 2020

Top 10 Acquirers of General Purpose Cards in Latin America

45 Largest Merchant Acquirers in Latin America—Ranked by Mastercard and Visa Transactions

US Credit Card Debit and Consumer Credit—1981 through 2021

US Card Debt as a Percentage of Total Household Debt—2007 through 2021

US Debt as a Percentage of Credit—1981 through 2021

Top 10 Issuers of Visa and Mastercard Credit Cards in the US at Midyear 2022

Purchase Volume and Total Volume Midyear 2022—US Mastercard/Visa Credit Card Issuers

Outstandings & Cards Midyear 2022—US Mastercard/Visa Credit Card Issuers

25 Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the US

FEATURED STATISTICS

25 Top Issuers of General Purpose Credit Cards in the US

The 25 largest issuers of general purpose credit cards in the US are ranked based on purchase volume and outstanding receivables. The five largest based on outstandings are listed below.

1. Chase
$165.49 billion, +16.7%
2. American Express
$122.50 billion, +22.4%
3. Citi
$111.43 billion, +11.7%
4. Capital One
$104.41 billion, +$21.3%
5. Bank of America
$98.48 billion, +14.1%

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