Apr 4, 2024 | Financial Literacy, News
Delinquencies Rise Across All Credit Tiers, Study Finds According to the latest installment of VantageScore’s Credit Gauge, delinquencies rose in February 2024 across all credit tiers and products (auto loans, credit cards, mortgages, and personal loans). Early-stage...
Apr 2, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Releases Annual Report Analyzing Consumers Complaints; Credit and Credit Reporting Continues to Top List Last year, consumers submitted roughly 1,657,600 complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and once again complaints about credit or...
Mar 27, 2024 | Litigation, News
Consumer Financial Services Industry Trade Groups File Lawsuit Asking Court to Strike Down Colorado DIDMCA Opt-Out Last year, the Colorado legislature passed, and Governor Jared Polis signed into law, Colorado HB23-1229, which opted the state out of Section 521 of the...
Mar 21, 2024 | Federal Regulation, Litigation, News
Trade Groups Challenge CFPB Credit Card Rule in Court, CFPB Accuses Them of “Forum Shopping” for Favorable Judge At the beginning of March, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized its rule cutting the typical credit card late free from $32 to $8. Two...
Mar 19, 2024 | Congressional Legislation, News
Michigan Senate Passes 36% Rate Cap on Payday Loans After Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers declined to certify a ballot initiative proposal to cap interest and fees on payday loans in 2022, the Michigan State Senate last week passed legislation that would cap...
