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Credit outlook

for Millennials
and Generation Z

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Introducing:

Michele Raneri Crissy Wallace


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Defining Millennials and Gen Z

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Generations are based on date of birth,
we will be focused on the youngest groupings

Gen Z Gen Y Gen X Boomer Silent

Younger:
Age 22-28 Age 72 or
Age 18-21 Age 36-50 Age 51-71
Older: older
Age 29-35

Focus area

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The US census showing the population by age
and gender

Gen Z* Millennials Gen X Baby Boomers Silent


YY OY
1.6%

1.4%

1.2%

1.0%

0.8%

0.6%

0.4%

0.2%

0.0%

100+
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Male % of Population Female % of Population

* Gen Z marketable 18-21 = 5% U.S. Population


Source: Census (2016)
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While they are both younger, there are still many
differences in the generations

Gen Z aka Gen Z Gen Y


Gen Y aka
Centennial Millennial
Over 19% of US – Mainly children
28% of US, with 5% over 18 –
Younger: of older Gen X and Boomers
Mainly children of Gen X
Age 22-28
Age 18-21 • Digital-savvy
 Digital-centric Older: • Raised on the web
 Raised on social web Age 29-35 • Communicate with text
 Communicate with images
• Share things
 Create things
• Luxury shoppers
 Frugal shoppers

Study from www.Randstad.ca


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Today we will be sharing a lot of facts about the
younger generation

Bankcard Mortgage

Personal Alternative
loans data

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Credit trends
of younger consumers

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VantageScore® 3.0
Model overview

• Predicts risk of borrower


– Likelihood of future serious A = Super-prime 781–850
delinquencies
(90 days later or greater)
B = Prime 661–780
– Any type of account
• 24-month performance C =Near prime 601–660

• Score range of 300–850


D = Sub-prime 500–600
– Higher scores represent
a lower likelihood of risk F = Deep sub-prime 300–499
– Lower scores are
higher risk

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As consumers age, they typically become
more prime
VantageScore® breaks within each generation
100%

80%
Percent of consumers

Deep Subprime
60%
Subprime
Near Prime
40% Prime
Super Prime
20%

0%
Gen Z Gen YY Gen OY Gen X Boomer Silent

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Looking at the averages helps to demonstrate this

Average VantageScore® by generation


800
764
750 727

700 665
679 US average
652 = 677
650 636

600

550
Gen Z Gen YY Gen OY Gen X Boomer Silent

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Personal loan trends

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Personal loan originations are dominated by Boomers
and Gen X, but Millennials are joining in
Dollars of newly originated personal loans
45%
4Q14 4Q15 39%
40% Gen X Boomer
Percent of new dollars originated

4Q16 4Q17
Gen X and
35% 34%
Boomer lead
30% new balances

25%
21%
20%

15%
Age 36-50 Age 51-71
10%
5%
5%
1%
0%
Gen Z Gen Y Gen X Boomer Silent

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Consumer personal loan balances are increasing,
including younger generations

Personal loan balances Change 2011-2017


$450
$400
Since
$350 Gen Z +57% 2014

$300 Gen Y +40%


Millions

$250
Gen X +35%
$200
$150
Boomer +48%
$100 Silent +36%
$50
$-
4Q11 4Q14 4Q17

Gen Z Gen Y Gen X Boomer Silent

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Personal loan delinquencies are trending down overall,
but younger people still over US average
As of 4Q17 Percent of balances 90-180 DPD
6%

US 1.32% 5%

Gen Z 2.47% 4%
Gen YY 2.08%
3%
Gen OY 1.51%
Gen X 1.43% 2%

Boomer 1.08% 1%

Silent 1.22%
0%

Gen Z Gen YY Gen OY Gen X Boomer Silent US Avg

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Drilling down, fintech as a subset of personal loans,
younger people are engaged as well

Traditional loans Fintech loans


1% Gen Z 3% 1%
8%
22% Gen Y 26%
29%
37% Gen X

32% Boomer 41%


Silent

Boomers for Gen X for


Traditional Fintech
with 37% with 41%

Data based on number of loans August 2017,


not balances as previously shown

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Younger generations personal loan behaviors differ

FinTech vs. Vantage Average


90+
traditional by Score® loan
(new PL)
generation (new PL) amount
GEN Y GEN Z
• Similar
• Similar
VantageScore®
VantageScore®
Gen Traditional 642 $6k 5.2%
• Higher
• Similar loan
traditional loan
Y Fintech 639 $6k 4.5%
amounts
amounts
• Higher bad
• Much higher
rates on
bad rates on
Gen Traditional 631 $3k 8.5% traditional
traditional
• More Fintech
Z • More Fintech
loans
Fintech 636 $1k 5.8% loans

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Bankcard trends

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Bankcard originations are becoming evident
for the younger people, older still largest percent
Dollars of newly originated bankcards
45%
4Q14 4Q15 4Q16 4Q17
41% Boomer
40%
Baby boomers
Percent of new dollars originated

35% still leading


30% 29%

25%
20%
20%

15% Age 51-71


10% 9%

5%
1%
0%
Gen Z Gen Y Gen X Boomer Silent

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Consumer bankcard balances are steadily increasing
across all generations
Bankcard balances Change 2011-2017
$1,000
$900
Since
$800 Gen Z +55% 2014

$700
Gen Y +28%
Millions

$600
$500
Gen X +10%
$400
$300 Boomer +22%
$200
Silent +57%
$100
$-
4Q11 4Q14 4Q17

Gen Z Gen Y Gen X Boomer Silent

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Bankcard delinquencies for younger people
are higher than the US average
As of 4Q17 Percent of balances 90-180 DPD
5.0%

4.5%
US 1.54%
4.0%
Gen Z 2.96% 3.5%

Gen YY 2.33% 3.0%

2.5%
Gen OY 2.18%
2.0%
Gen X 1.66% 1.5%

Boomer 1.14% 1.0%

Silent 1.75% 0.5%

0.0%
1Q11
2Q11
3Q11
4Q11
1Q12
2Q12
3Q12
4Q12
1Q13
2Q13
3Q13
4Q13
1Q14
2Q14
3Q14
4Q14
1Q15
2Q15
3Q15
4Q15
1Q16
2Q16
3Q16
4Q16
1Q17
2Q17
3Q17
4Q17
Gen Z Gen YY Gen OY Gen X Boomer Silent US Avg

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Mortgage trends

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Younger people are beginning to originate mortgages

Dollars of newly originated mortgages


45% Gen X
40% 4Q14 4Q15 38%
Percent of new dollars originated

Gen X originating the


4Q16 4Q17 34% most, but younger
35%
people are coming into
30% the market
25% 23% 23% of new dollars
originated in mortgage
20% were tied to Millennials
15%
Age 36-50
10%
5%
5%
0.2%
0%
Gen Z Gen Y Gen X Boomer Silent

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Consumer mortgage balances are increasing
across all generations
Mortgage balances Change 2011-2017
$12
Since
$10 Gen Z +48% 2014

$8
Gen Y +2%
Billions

Gen X - 4%
$6
Boomer +11%
$4
Silent +56%
$2

$-
4Q11 4Q14 4Q17

Gen Z Gen Y Gen X Boomer Silent

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Mortgage delinquencies are low for young people,
mortgages are not yet widespread
As of 4Q17 Percent of balances 90-180 DPD
6%

US 0.94% 5%

Gen Z* 0.00% 4%
Gen YY 0.47%
3%
Gen OY 0.62%
2%
Gen X 1.03%
Boomer 0.93% 1%

Silent 1.18% 0%
1Q11
2Q11
3Q11
4Q11
1Q12
2Q12
3Q12
4Q12
1Q13
2Q13
3Q13
4Q13
1Q14
2Q14
3Q14
4Q14
1Q15
2Q15
3Q15
4Q15
1Q16
2Q16
3Q16
4Q16
1Q17
2Q17
3Q17
4Q17
*Removed Gen Z due to sample size Gen YY Gen OY Gen X Boomer Silent US Avg

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Millennials are entering the mortgage market

Gen OY
w/ mortgage

13% Gen YY

Only 15% no mortgage

35%
of Millennials have a mortgage on
the credit file, vs. 25% overall Gen OY
no mortgage

50%
Gen YY
w/ mortgage

2%

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Millennials with mortgages are heaviest in South and
West regions
Millennials by region

South 23% 4%

West 19% 3%

Midwest 15% 4%

Mid Atlantic 13% 2%

Southwest 11% 2%

New England 4% 1%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%


No Mortgage Mortgage on File

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77% of millennials with mortgage are prime
or better
Current VantageScore® for Millennials

Millennials with mortgage Millennials without mortgage


60% 56% 60%

50% 50%

40% 40%
34% 33%
30% 30%
21%
20% 20% 15%
13%
10%
10% 7% 10% 5%
1% 3%
0%
0% 0%
Super Prime Prime Near prime Subprime Deep Unscoreable Super Prime Prime Near prime Subprime Deep Unscoreable
Subprime Subprime

77% 39%
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There is a significant difference between Millennials
with a mortgage and those without

Total
Average ® Total
Age VantageScore number Income DTI
metrics debt
of trades

X No mortgage 28 623 8 $19k $33k 11%

Have mortgage 31 716 16 $225k $64k 37%

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Young people and
alternative finance

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Defining alternative credit data Alternative Credit Data?

Traditional credit data Alternative credit data


Data assembled and managed in the Data that are not “traditional.” We use
core credit files of the nationwide “alternative” in a descriptive rather than
consumer reporting agencies, which normative sense and recognize there
includes: may not be an easily definable line
• tradeline information (including between traditional and alternative data.
certain loan or credit limit
information, debt repayment history, Examples include: Focus area
and account status)
• Alternative financial service data
• credit inquiries (short-term / payday loan, rent to
• information from public records own)
relating to bankruptcies. • Rental payments
It also refers to data customarily • Asset ownership
provided by consumers as part of • Full file public records
applications for credit, such as income • Consumer permissioned data
or length of time in residence and
employment.
All information that is FCRA compliant
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Younger people make up one third all alternative
finance consumers
Missing
Alternative finance consumers
Silent 1% Gen Z — 1%
3%
Missing 1%
Gen YY
14% Gen Z 1%
Gen YY 14% 34%
Boomer
26% Gen OY 19%
Gen OY
19% Gen X 36%
Boomer 26%
Average age Silent 3%
US: 52 Gen X
Clarity: 42 36%

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Young people across the full credit spectrum use
alternative finance
Super Prime Prime Near Prime Subprime Deep Subprime

11% 6%
20% 19% 17%
23%

37%
44%
44% 50%
52%
50%
22%

20%
22% 17% 24%
14% 15%
19%
13% 14%
13% 13% 11%
2% 3% 6%

Gen Z Gen YY Gen OY Gen X Boomer Silent


% file 1% 14% 19% 36% 26% 3%

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Opportunities with Millennials and Gen Z in the credit
market

Personal loan:
Younger people prefer
online/Fintech

Bankcard:
Growing balances, watch
bad rate

Mortgage:
85% of Millennials do not yet
have a mortgage

Alternative finance:
Over 1/3 of young people use
alt finance

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