TransUnion: Extra Credit

A Card & Banking Podcast by TransUnion

About the show

Once a month, our card and banking leaders ditch their meetings for microphones to share buzzword-heavy predictions, recent market developments and pressing trends in the U.S. financial industry.


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Episodes

  • Episode 36: Risk, Resilience and the Future of Lending

    June 17th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  24 mins 53 secs
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    We’re halfway through 2025 and DJ Cox joins to discuss mid-year credit trends, consumer stability, and the biggest risks and opportunities shaping the lending landscape.

  • Episode 35: The Economic Crossroads of Tariffs, Global Trade and Labor Market Trends

    May 27th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 59 secs
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    Global Economist Paul Gruenwald sits down for a timely discussion of tariffs, federal spending, the labor market, global trade and more.

  • Episode 34: A Cautiously Optimistic Consumer Credit Market

    February 21st, 2025  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 13 secs
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    TransUnion's Brad Deja joins Craig and Josh to explore the latest industry trends, including shifting origination and delinquency patterns, inflation challenges, consumer credit health and plenty more.

  • Episode 33: 2024 in Review: From Past Predictions to Future Insights

    December 19th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  40 mins 41 secs

    TransUnion's Jason Laky is back to review past predictions, assess the current consumer credit market and discuss future impacts on lending.

  • Episode 32: Risky Business: Tackling Fraud Threats in a Shifting Card Market

    November 22nd, 2024  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 29 secs

    Guest Danielle Parry-Hill dives into the latest card market trends with Josh and Craig — from rising delinquencies and charge-offs to the growing fraud challenges CFIs face.

  • Episode 31: Modernizing Touchpoints Across the Card Consumer Lifecycle

    August 22nd, 2024  |  Season 1  |  39 mins 34 secs
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    Craig and Josh discuss card performance trends, technological advancements in lending and the most pressing objectives for card issuers with Steve Manion, Card and Banking Sales VP at TransUnion.

  • Episode 30: Bridging the Generational Gap in Community Banking

    June 17th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  14 mins 13 secs
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    Union Credit’s Barry Kirby and TransUnion’s Sean Flynn are live from TransUnion’s annual Financial Services Summit to discuss the importance of credit unions appealing to younger generations.

  • Episode 29: Credit Union Strategies for Consumers Facing Financial Pressure

    June 6th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  14 mins
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    Credit union VPs Heather Dufourny and Heather Sullivan are onsite at the 2024 Financial Services Summit discussing meeting members’ needs when times are tight, drawing in a younger demographic, and plenty more.

  • Episode 28: Trends in the Card Industry: From Generational Preferences to Responding to Risk

    May 13th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  30 mins 8 secs
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    Financial Services Sales VP FJ Guarrera quizzes Craig and Josh on the state of the card market.

  • Episode 27: The Evolving Role of Data in Financial Services Marketing

    April 10th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  33 mins 15 secs

    Financial services marketing experts Matt Spiegel and Patrick White are here to discuss data precision in marketing, connecting the dots with customer insights, and plenty more.

  • Episode 26: The Implications of a ‘Higher for Longer’ Market

    March 12th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  34 mins 24 secs

    Paul Siegfried is back to read the tea leaves and discuss how rates, delinquencies, fraud schemes and more might transpire in 2024.

  • Episode 25: How Will Recent Card Performance Impact Issuers in 2024?

    February 15th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 24 secs
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    Stephanie Donaghy joins this month's podcast to discuss recent stats coming out of the card market, challenges issuers face with gearing application experiences toward Gen Z, and plenty more.

  • Episode 24: The Events, Trends and Dynamics That Shaped Lending in 2023

    December 19th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  26 mins 7 secs
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    Craig and Josh reflect back on the events that took place in 2023, how markets were impacted, and what to expect in 2024.

  • Episode 23: Navigating Risk in an Uncertain Market

    December 13th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  38 mins 3 secs
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    Mike Leary talks all things risk: its current impact on portfolios, related market innovations with the most promise, and advice for junior analysts entering the workforce.

  • Episode 22: The Transitioning Landscape of Auto Financing

    September 18th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  35 mins 58 secs
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    Satyan Merchant weighs in on the emerging trends, supply challenges and generational shifts impacting today’s auto finance industry.

  • Episode 21: The US Policies and Regulations Impacting the Financial Services Sector Today

    August 18th, 2023  |  Season 1  |  31 mins 51 secs
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    US policy expert Allison Shuster returns to Extra Credit to discuss government partisanship, data privacy and AI governance, agency activity in the housing market, and more.