(Chart courtesy TransUnion, Chicago.) TransUnion, Chicago, said the financial services industry is rebounding strongly from the early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with auto, credit card, mortgage and personal loan industries exhibited renewed signs of strength at the mid-point of 2021. The company's Q2 2021 Quarterly Credit Industry Insights Report said financial institutions are returning to lending and extending credit due to the greatly improved view of consumer credit health since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It noted in the initial months of the pandemic, many lenders struggled with making credit available to consumers in the face of branch closures and a remote workforce. One year later, lenders have adapted and shifted to a digital-first origination strategy and enhanced their capabilities to originate new accounts virtually.