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34%
Number of big bank customers who say they ‘definitely will not’ switch during the next 12 months.
— ABA Bank Marketing Magazine
1.4%
Growth in credit union membership in 2009. It was 1.6% in 2008.
2009 – 91,175,370
2008 – 89,861374
356
Number of credit unions that disappeared in 2009
— CreditUnions.com
924
Number of banks that have disappeared since 2005.
— Market Rates Insight
7,507
Number of bank branches that have been built since 2005.
— Market Rates Insight
21,341
Number of credit union branches in 2010, 51 more than in 2009.
— CreditUnions.com
$400B
Total of all nonperforming loans at U.S. banks (5.46% nationwide).
— Gonzo Banker
23%
Consumers who think it’s justifiable to default on a mortgage if their home is underwater.
— National Foundation for Credit Counseling
26%
Percentage of consumers saying they would opt in to an overdraft program.
22% would not and 39% were undecided.
— Nielsen
Only one-quarter (27%) of consumers claim to know all about the new regulations. Most have just heard a little (37%) or never heard of the changes (36%)
— Nielsen
70%
Bankers who said they were more innovative than their competitors.
— Accenture/Bank Technology News
72%
Banks saying that innovation was one of their top three priorities.
— Accenture/Bank Technology News
63%
Bankers saying their company is looking for the next “silver bullet” versus developing a portfolio of innovations.
— Accenture/Bank Technology News
39%
Percentage of “innovative” new products that have failed because of incorrect pricing.
— Accenture/Bank Technology News