Four Perspectives on Credit Card Defaults

Four Perspectives on Credit Card Defaults
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In Forbes's "Credit Card Defaults Decrease, But Long Road Ahead," Bank of America (BAC), American Express (AXP), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Capital One (COF) offered a mixed look at credit card debt.

Bank of America net charge offs -- the percentage of loans predicted to default -- dropped to 13.3% from 13.5% and American Express's net charge offs dropped from 7.1% to 7%.

On the flip side, Capital One reported an increase in net charge offs from 10.14% to 10.4%, while JP Morgan's net charge offs skyrocketed from 7.11% to 10.91%.

Although shares of these stocks are rallying, that's still a lot of deadbeats to get excited about.

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