New Survey Quantifies Senior Banking and Credit Card Executives' Latest Views on Liquidity Crisis

(San Francisco, California, USA) - While a majority of executives at the top 50 U.S. banks and credit card issuers describe the credit crunch as a "manageable setback," another 33 percent consider it a systemic threat or a severe challenge to their institutions, according to a new survey conducted by TowerGroup for Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FIC), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology.

"No one doubts the seriousness of the current credit crisis, but it's noteworthy that the largest financial institutions are more likely than others to characterize its impact as severe or worse," commented Theodore Iacobuzio, managing director and practice leader, TowerGroup. "The fact that these larger institutions took on more risk in recent years and are feeling more pressure now that delinquencies are rising and defaults are increasing certainly has something to do with that perspective."

The survey results, released at Fair Isaac's 2008 InterACT Americas customer conference, validated the hunches of many in the financial services industry in recent months, while also revealing some surprising insights. Among the findings:

• 55 percent of respondents regard the current credit crisis as a manageable setback, while 33 percent consider it either a "severe challenge" or a "systemic threat" to their institution
• More than 50 percent cited increased credit delinquencies as the biggest challenge they expect to face in the next two years
• The top investment area among respondents in the coming 12 months is in the area of analytics, with fully 75 percent planning such improvements
• While roughly half of respondents currently have an enterprise-wide fraud solution in place in their organizations, those who do not are most daunted by the perceived complexity of implementing one

The survey also pointed to an emerging growth area: optimization. The majority of respondents reported that they use optimization techniques to inform decision making within multiple functional areas, and 80 percent expressed interest in applying these techniques to credit risk - more than fraud, collections, or any other area of risk management.

"In the current environment, more and more financial institutions are looking at using optimization techniques to manage risk and identify revenue opportunities," said Andrew Jennings, chief research officer, Fair Isaac Corporation. "The ability to make smarter decisions based on an understanding of the benefits and trade-offs of multiple scenarios will become increasingly critical as lenders seek to maintain profitability."

The survey, conducted in March 2008, targeted senior risk management and credit executives at the top 50 U.S. banks and credit card issuers and focused on risk management, fraud management, collections and views about connected decision making. A total of 108 executives participated, representing consumer banks (39 %), credit card issuers (23 %) and other lending institutions (38 %). More information about the survey results and methodology can be obtained from TowerGroup.

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