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The National Credit Union Association (NCUA) reports that delinquency rates have risen dramatically since early 2023 and reached 98 basis points by late 2024.
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Ashish Garg, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The benchmark yield was 2.2 basis points higher at 4.275%, while the 2-year yield added 2.5 basis points to 3.74%.
—Brian Evans,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 June 2025
In the first quarter, Target’s gross margin saw a year-over-year decline of 60 basis points to 28.2 percent, with digital fulfillment and supply chain costs bringing 80 basis points of pressure, according to chief financial officer Jim Lee.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
That led to its market share falling to 7.2%, a 540 basis point drop in the course of just one year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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Ashish Garg, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The benchmark yield was 2.2 basis points higher at 4.275%, while the 2-year yield added 2.5 basis points to 3.74%.
—Brian Evans,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 June 2025
In the first quarter, Target’s gross margin saw a year-over-year decline of 60 basis points to 28.2 percent, with digital fulfillment and supply chain costs bringing 80 basis points of pressure, according to chief financial officer Jim Lee.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
That led to its market share falling to 7.2%, a 540 basis point drop in the course of just one year.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 June 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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