Top-Tier US Consumers Hit by Credit Stress as 90-Day Delinquencies Surge

Mortgage and auto loans represent the highest percentages of delinquencies.
Top-Tier US Consumers Hit by Credit Stress as 90-Day Delinquencies Surge
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Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
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Credit delinquencies over 90 days jumped by 109 percent among superprime borrowers and 47 percent among prime borrowers, according to an Aug. 25 VantageScore report.

“Consumers in the highest VantageScore credit tiers are showing increased signs of credit stress on a year-over-year basis,” Susan Fahy, executive vice president and chief digital officer at VantageScore, said in a statement.

Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
Mary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.