Jan 17, 2024 | Congressional Legislation, FinTech, News
House Financial Services Committee Announces Bipartisan AI Working Group Last week, House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairman Patrick McHenry (R-N.C) and Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) announced the formation of the Committee’s bipartisan Working...
Jan 11, 2024 | Financial Literacy, News
33% of Consumers Saw Credit Scores Decline After Unexpected Expense A recent report by PYMNTS Intelligence and Sezzle entitled “Credit Card Use During Economic Turbulence” found that roughly 60 percent of all consumers had an unexpected expense in the last year,...
Jan 9, 2024 | Congressional Legislation, News
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, Influential Voice on House Financial Services Committee, Announces Retirement from Congress Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced last week that he will retire at the end of the...
Jan 3, 2024 | Financial Literacy, News
Nearly 2/3 of Americans Do Not Expect Personal Financial Situation to Improve in 2024 A new Bankrate survey found that 63 percent of Americans do not expect their personal financial situation to improve in 2024. More than a quarter (26 percent) believe their financial...
Dec 27, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
New Report Finds 19% of Consumers Use BNPL to Bypass Hard Credit Checks “Buy now, pay later” (BNPL) products break down payments into more affordable installments, giving consumers more control over the timing of their expenses. A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report...