Life insurance companies’ middle-market customers are showing signs of financial strain.[@@]
The delinquency rate for credit cards increased to 4.81% of accounts in the second quarter, up from 4.28% in the second quarter of 2004, according to the American Bankers Association, Washington.
The second-quarter delinquency rate, which does not reflect summertime increases in gas prices or the effects of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, set a record, the ABA says.