As the economy forces change on consumers, and new laws force change on banks, the card market is evolving, with mixed results. Credit-card defaults are down, but so are revolving balances that yield interest income. Debit cards are increasingly popular, yet have become less profitable for many banks due to the Durbin amendment. Prepaid cards help reach the disenfranchised, but that market is still largely untapped, though growing rapidly.
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