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...
Mar 13, 2024 | Banks & Credit Unions, Financial Literacy, News
New Report Finds Half of Loan Applicants Have Been Denied Since Fed Rate Increases Began Two Years Ago According to a new Bankrate report, half of applicants have been turned down for a loan or financial product since the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates...
Mar 7, 2024 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Finalizes Rule Cutting Credit Card Late Fees to $8 Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule cutting credit card late fees from an average of $32 to $8, which the Bureau says will curb fees that cost American families...
Mar 5, 2024 | Congressional Legislation, News
House Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry Reintroduces Financial Services Innovation Act to Establish Regulatory “Sandboxes” Last week, House Financial Services Chairman Patrick McHenry reintroduced the Financial Services Innovation Act, legislation that would...
Feb 28, 2024 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Americans Spent Roughly $25 Billion in Credit Card Interest Last Year A recent analysis by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) found that the average annual percentage rate (APR) on credit cards almost doubled in 2023 to 22.8 percent from 12.9 percent in...
