May 8, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
Almost 3/4 of Millennials Living Paycheck to Paycheck, Report Finds A new PYMNTS report in collaboration with LendingClub found that 73.2 percent of millennials, nearly three quarters, are living paycheck to paycheck, which is a significantly higher share than other...
May 5, 2023 | Banks & Credit Unions, Federal Regulation, News
FDIC and OCC Take Aim at Certain Overdraft Practices Last month, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) warned financial institutions about overdraft practices that they consider unfair or deceptive, saying...
May 3, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
80 Million Consumers Lack Reliable Credit Access, Report Finds A recent PYMNTS report in collaboration with Sezzle entitled “How Credit Insecurity Is Changing U.S. Consumers’ Borrowing Habits” found that 31 percent of U.S. consumers—nearly 80 million individuals—are...
May 1, 2023 | Congressional Legislation, News
House Financial Services Committee Passes CFPB Reform Bill During a House Financial Services Committee markup last week, 14 legislative proposals passed the committee, clearing them for consideration before the full House. One of these, the CFPB Transparency and...
Apr 28, 2023 | Financial Literacy, News
Morning Consult Report Finds Consumers Are Worse Off Financially Now Than Last Year Morning Consult’s State of Consumer Banking and Payments report found that consumers are worse off financially than they were last year, amidst evolving economic conditions, increased...
Apr 26, 2023 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Four Biggest Lenders in U.S. Wrote Off $3.4B in Bad Consumer Loans in Q1 2023 The four biggest U.S. lenders—Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Wells Fargo & Co.—wrote off a combined $3.4 billion in bad consumer loans during the...
