Jan 11, 2021 | Financial Literacy, News
States Increase Minimum Wage in 2021 With the start of 2021, twenty states have increased their minimum hourly wage, which supporters say will aid in poverty reduction and offer essential pay increases for low-income, poverty workers. They will also help many...
Dec 16, 2020 | Federal Regulation, Financial Literacy, News
CFPB Quarterly Trends Report Explores Prevalence of Payment Information in Consumer Credit Reporting Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its most recent consumer credit trends report, examining the rates of actual payment information...
Nov 4, 2020 | Financial Literacy, News
Experian Finds Americans Maintaining Healthy Credit Profiles During COVID-19 Pandemic According to Experian’s latest State of Credit report, most Americans are responsibly managing their credit during the global COVID-19 pandemic by taking actions such as reducing...
Oct 28, 2020 | Financial Literacy, News
FICO Scores Hit Fifteen-Year Highs Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that consumer credit scores have improved in recent months, despite economic uncertainties and hardships resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The average FICO score was 711 in...
Oct 21, 2020 | Financial Literacy, News
Fed Study Finds that Americans Used Most of Their Stimulus Checks for Saving and Paying Off Debt A recent study published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (Fed) found that the CARES Act’s economic relief payments in March were primarily used to boost Americans’...
Oct 7, 2020 | Federal Regulation, Financial Literacy, News
Fed Consumer Finance Survey Shows Increased Online Banking Usage and Higher Debt Burdens The Federal Reserve’s most recent Survey of Consumer Finances showed an increased engagement in online banking, an attempt to grow savings, and a higher debt burden held by...
