Jun 12, 2020 | Financial Literacy, News
Experian Report Shows Decreased Delinquency Rates on Auto Loans in Q1 2020 According to Experian’s most recent State of the Automotive Finance Market Report, delinquency rates on automotive loans went down during the first quarter of 2020, even as the industry dealt...
Jun 10, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
U.S. Economy Officially Enters Recession as of February In February 2020, the United States economy entered its first recession in 11 years as a result of the widespread business shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report issued this week by the...
Jun 8, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Banks Collected $11 Billion in Overdraft Fees in 2019 Banks last year collected $11.68 billion from customer accounts in overdraft fees, according to new research released last week by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), an advocacy group focused on financial...
Jun 5, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
Acting OCC Head Calls for Ending Coronavirus-Related Shutdowns to Boost Economy Brian Brooks, who became acting Comptroller of the Currency after former Comptroller Joseph Otting stepped down last week, has called for states to end the shutdown orders that were put in...
Jun 3, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Democratic Senators Press Treasury on Tribal Concerns on Coronavirus Relief Funds Last week, Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, was joined by 11 of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate in sending a letter to...