The most recent data identifies a worsening of this trend,
as more subprime loans are delinquent prior to any payment change.
With more subprime auto loans going through, the industry may not be as far along the road to recovery as it seems.
Paul Siegfired, senior vice president for TransUnion, commented that this uptick can also be explained by
more subprime borrowers entering the card market — an event that occurs as banks relax their lending standards.
Cuomo was in the very center of the action when he pushed hard
for more subprime loans to unqualified borrowers.
Higher FHA loan limits and flexible downpayment requirements would
help more subprime borrowers refinance, particularly in high - cost areas such as California and the Northeast United States.
Studies have shown that women are more likely than men to have subprime mortgages, and Black and Latina women have
more subprime home loans than white women.
According to the American Bankers Association's latest Credit Card Market Monitor, card issuers opened 30
percent more subprime credit card accounts in the third quarter of 2015 than the year before.
But until recently, late payments continued to drop, defying experts» predictions that delinquencies would rise as
more subprime cardholders opened new accounts.
As a result of extensive nationwide consumer outreach,
more subprime borrowers recognize they have a choice and are turning to FHA for assistance.
Their actions came in response to a significant loss of market share, and it is this loss of market share that motivated them to take on
more subprime loans.
The Experian research also noted that
more subprime borrowers are borrowing for new auto purchases.