Credit Costs Have Been a Headwind for Bread, but Credit Trends Point to Stabilization
High revenue concentration in Bread’s retail credit card business means the bank faces the persistent risk of losing major partners, with Wayfair and Meijer going to Citi in 2020 and BJ's Wholesale Club to Capital One in 2022. We see retail partner loss as an ongoing threat to Bread as the firm does not have a competitive advantage that would give it an edge in retaining partnerships during contract renewal negotiations.