Origination activity
These interactive graphs show the number and aggregate credit limit of new credit cards opened each month.
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FIGURE 1A:
Lending levels
Monitoring overall activity helps us identify new developments in financial markets. These interactive graphs show the number and aggregate dollar volume of new credit cards opened each month. Aggregated monthly originations are displayed along with a seasonally adjusted series, which adjust for expected seasonal variation in lending activity.
Number of credit cards originated
Source: CFPB Consumer Credit Panel
Date published: December 2019
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CSV file
Note:
Data from the last six months are not final.
The most recent data available in this visualization are for April 2019.
Volume of credit cards originated
Source: CFPB Consumer Credit Panel
Date published: December 2019
Download:
CSV file
Note:
Data from the last six months are not final.
The most recent data available in this visualization are for April 2019.
FIGURE 1B:
Year-over-year changes
These interactive graphs show the percentage change in the number of new credit cards originated in the month, compared to lending activity from one year ago. Positive changes indicate that lending activity is higher than it was last year and negative values indicate that lending has declined.
Number of credit cards originated
Source: CFPB Consumer Credit Panel
Date published: December 2019
Download:
CSV file
Note:
Data from the last six months are not final.
The most recent data available in this visualization are for April 2019.
Volume of credit cards originated
Source: CFPB Consumer Credit Panel
Date published: December 2019
Download:
CSV file
Note:
Data from the last six months are not final.
The most recent data available in this visualization are for April 2019.
FIGURE 1C:
Geographic changes
This map shows the percentage change in the volume of new credit cards originated in each state, compared to lending activity from one year ago. Positive changes mean that the volume of credit cards originated in the state during the month are higher than they were one year ago, and negative values indicate that the volume of credit cards has declined.
Geographic changes (update pending)
Source: CFPB Consumer Credit Panel
Date published: December 2019
Download:
CSV file
Note:
Data from the last six months are not final.
The most recent data available in this visualization are for April 2019.