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Table 5 Regression results on take-up rates

From: Effects of balance transfer offers on consumer short-term finance: evidence from credit card data

Variables

Take-up rate

Take-up rate

Take-up rate

Group (A): PD = 6, fee > 0

Group (B): PD = 12

Group (C): PD = 6, fee = 0

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

FFL

−1.06e−02

3.53e−03***

−5.71e−02

0.01***

−4.01e−02

4.77e−03***

PR

−1.54e−02

1.91e03***

−2.45e−02

0.01***

−2.42e−02

3.53e−03***

BT fee

−3.29e−04

2.41e−04

−7.75e−04

4.3e−04*

Omitted

 

PB balance

1.18e−06

1.66e−06

1.57e−06

3.82e−06

4.28e−06

2.81e−06

Finance charge

4.87e−04

1.33e−04***

−1.86e−04

3.06e−04

3.34e−04

2.22e−04

Fee

−5.18e−04

1.78e−04***

−2.79e−03

4.17e−04***

−3.71e−03

3.01e−04***

Spending

−1.38e−05

7.82e−06*

−2.61e−05

1.52e−05*

−1.69e−05

1.22e−05

Payment

1.05e−05

3.19e−06***

2.63e−05

7.27e−06***

1.8e−05

5.33e−06***

Cash spend

3.88e−05

3.57e−04

2.69e−04

8.63e−05***

1.06e−04

4.42e−05***

CCC #

4.28e−05

6.45e−03

−6.67e−03

0.01

3.23e−03

0.01

EFX #

−6.33e−04

2.87e−04***

3.73e−04

6.39e−04

1.37e−03

4.7e−04***

EFX limit

−1.02e−07

3.58e−08***

9.04e−08

8.31e−08

1.12e−07

6.07e−08*

CCC limit

−1.57e−06

5.20e−07***

−4.07e−08

1.15e−06

−2.67e−06

8.67e−07***

Behavior score

4.67e−05

1.48e−05***

−7.22e−05

3.12e−05*

−2e−05

2.43e−05

FICO score

−2.49e−04

4.56e−05***

−2.98e−04

1.02e−04***

−1.5e−04

7.54e−05***

CCC U. ratio

−0.04

6.73e−03***

−0.07

0.02***

−0.10

0.01***

EFX U. ratio

0.06

0.13***

0.10

0.03***

0.09

0.02***

Cons

0.41

0.05***

0.76

0.10***

0.54

0.07***

  1. All characteristics are averaged. U ratio utilization ratio, EFX # the total number of credit cards from Equifax data. CCC limit a credit card limit in RBS bank. EFX limit a total card limit in Equifax data. U ratio utilization ratio
  2. The behavior score is a credit score calculated by RBS bank, and the FICO score is a credit score from Equifax bureau. The coefficients of FFL and PR for take-up rate are significantly negative, as expected. The decreasing magnitudes are stronger than it for all consumers, especially for FFL, and they are severe for the two better offer groups (B and C)
  3. *, *** Coefficients are significant at the level of 10 and 5%