charge offs

    By Sheryl Nance-Nash

    | 4:30PM 9/12/2011
    Habits are hard to break: Just when you think you're firmly in control, you backslide again. According to CardHub.com, U.S. consumers accumulated a staggering $18.4 billion in credit card debt in the second quarter -- 66% more than they accumulated in the same quarter a year ago.

    By Lita Epstein

    | 10:30AM 12/15/2009
    Capital One's charge off rate jumped from 9.04% in October to 9.60% in November, indicating the increased number of accounts that Capital One (COF) does not believe it will collect. This comes as little surprise. Moody's has previously predicted that charge-offs for credit card companies will peak...