Jun 2, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
Latest Federal Reserve Economic Well-Being Report Finds Self-Reported Financial Well-Being Declined in 2022 Last month, the Federal Reserve issued its “Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2022” report, which shows that higher prices have negatively impacted the...
May 31, 2023 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Report Finds Overdraft and NSF Fee Revenue Dropped by Nearly 50% in Q4 2022 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released a report highlighting overdraft and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fee revenue, finding that revenue for the fourth quarter...
May 31, 2023 | Financial Literacy
Important things to know about how Businesses Use Credit Regardless of whether you are starting up your business or one to five years into your journey, there is a good chance that at some point you will need to take out a loan or find a source of financing. ...
May 29, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
Nearly 40% of Americans Facing Difficulties Making Ends Meet, Census Finds The Census Bureau’s most recent Household Pulse Survey showed that 38.5 percent of American adults, or 89.1 million people, faced hardship in paying their typical home expenses between April 26...
May 26, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, News
Sens. Scott, Manchin Reintroduce Credit Access and Inclusion Act Last week, U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) reintroduced the Credit Access and Inclusion Act. The...
May 24, 2023 | Financial Literacy
Important things to know about how Businesses Obtain Credit Many small businesses will apply for credit (also known as a loan), but less than half are able to get the full amount they requested. It’s important to understand how credit works and how lenders assess...
May 24, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
US Credit Card Debt Declined at Slower Pace than Usual in Q1 2023 Recent data released by TransUnion shows that U.S. credit card debt declined at a slower pace than it usually does during the first quarter of each year. Since 2013, the average drop in credit card...
May 22, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
Report Finds Majority of U.S. Adults Say Money Has A Negative Impact on their Mental Health A Bankrate report released earlier this month found that money has a negative impact on the mental health of 52 percent of U.S. adults, up from 42 percent in 2022. This group...
May 19, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, Litigation, News
144 Current and Former Members File Amicus Brief Supporting CFPB in SCOTUS Case Earlier this month, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC), and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Senate...
May 17, 2023 | Federal Regulation, News
NY AG James Releases Draft Legislation to Regulate Crypto New York Attorney General Letitia James, recently proposed a state law entitled The Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight (CRPTO) Act, which would require independent audits of crypto...
