CFPB Issues 2020 Annual Complaint Report
CFPB Issues 2020 Annual Complaint Report Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its Consumer Response Annual Report for 2020 to provide insight on issues consumers reported to the Bureau throughout the year. The Bureau saw the pandemic’s...
Illinois Caps Consumer Loan APRs at 36 Percent
Illinois Caps Consumer Loan APRs at 36 Percent Last week, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill capping annual interest rates on all consumer loans at 36 percent. The Governor’s office said that auto title loans in the state currently carry an average annual...
Fintech Study Predicts Bank Branches Will Be Extinct By 2034
Fintech Study Predicts Bank Branches Will Be Extinct By 2034 A recent study by fintech company Self Financial (Self) predicted that bank branches could be extinct by 2034 if the current footprint reduction trends persist. The study measures branch numbers between 2000...
