Aug 28, 2020 | Federal Regulation, Financial Literacy, News
CFPB Report Examines How Servicemembers Build Credit Histories Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report showing how credit records progress with military service for active duty servicemembers aged 18 through 24. It analyzes...
Aug 24, 2020 | Federal Regulation, Financial Literacy, News
CFPB Adds New Capabilities to Consumer Complaint Database Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a new trends view on its Consumer Complaint Database, which allows consumers to see information on complaints over time with additional ways...
Aug 17, 2020 | Federal Regulation, Financial Literacy, News
CFPB Requests Information on How to Prevent Credit Discrimination Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requested public input on the best ways to build a regulatory environment that expands consumer credit access and ensures that consumers are...
Aug 10, 2020 | Financial Literacy, News
Experian Introduces Video Streaming Payment History Option to Improve Credit Scores Last month, Experian announced that consumers can add video streaming payment history to their credit reports through Experian Boost, Experian’s consumer credit product that launched...
Jul 20, 2020 | Federal Regulation, Financial Literacy, News
CFPB Releases Results of Making Ends Meet Survey Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released the first results from its Making Ends Meet survey, which is part of the CFPB’s mission to study the competitive marketplace, credit access, and...
Jun 23, 2020 | Financial Literacy, News
Understanding & Managing Through COVID-19 The recent economic shift has greatly affected the lending industry as we know it. Luckily, this unforeseen situation has started to stabilize, and we’re beginning to understand more about where the alternative finance...