Report Finds 60% of Consumers Across All Income Levels Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck
Report Finds 60% of Consumers Across All Income Levels Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck A recent report from PYMNTS and LendingClub found that almost 60 percent of U.S. consumers across all income levels reported living paycheck-to-paycheck in August, a slight decrease...
Supreme Court Signals Skepticism on Claims CFPB is Unconstitutional
Supreme Court Signals Skepticism on Claims CFPB is Unconstitutional Since it was created, opponents of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have argued that its funding structure—among other elements—was unconstitutional. Last October, those opponents got a...
Fed Report Finds BNPL Loans Increase Financial Inclusion
Fed Report Finds BNPL Loans Increase Financial Inclusion The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently found that buy now/pay later (BNPL) loans have helped consumers pay off debt at a lower cost than traditional loans, despite consumer advocates urging regulators to...
Senate Advances SAFER Banking Act, Sending Legislation to Senate Floor
Senate Advances SAFER Banking Act, Sending Legislation to Senate Floor Last week, the Senate Banking Committee approved the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, a week after it was filed with revisions to garner more bipartisan buy-in. The...
CFPB Launches Rulemaking to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports
CFPB Launches Rulemaking to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), announced a new rulemaking process to remove medical debts from Americans’ credit reports. The Bureau says that the proposals under...
Senate Banking Committee Schedules Vote on SAFE Banking Act
Senate Banking Committee Schedules Vote on SAFE Banking Act On September 27, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is set to hold a vote on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, which would make it easier for financial institutions... Sen. Josh Hawley Proposes Legislation to Cap Credit Card Interest Rates at 18%
Sen. Josh Hawley Proposes Legislation to Cap Credit Card Interest Rates at 18% Last week, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation that would cap the maximum interest rate credit cards could charge annually at 18 percent. By comparison, the average credit...
Senate Confirms Biden’s Fed Nominees
Senate Confirms Biden’s Fed Nominees Last week, the Senate confirmed three of President Biden’s Federal Reserve nominees: Philip Jefferson to serve as the Fed’s vice chair, Adriana Kugler to serve on the Fed’s Board of Governors, and the renomination of Lisa Cook to...
