Divided Federal Appeals Court Gives Go Ahead for Mass CFPB Firings
Divided Federal Appeals Court Gives Go Ahead for Mass CFPB Firings Last week, a divided federal appeals court paved the way for President Trump to resume the mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), ruling that the lower court that temporarily...
Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) Announces Inaugural Native Finance Summit To Be Held January 2026 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) Announces Inaugural Native Finance Summit To Be Held January 2026 in Tulsa, Oklahoma FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Andrew Ricci (andrew@ricconstrategic.com) Summit Will Focus on Empowering Tribal Nations...
CFPB Opens Comment Period to Roll Back Nonbank Supervision Regulations
CFPB Opens Comment Period to Roll Back Nonbank Supervision Regulations The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has considered cutting back on the number of nonbank companies it supervises in the debt collection, auto finance, international money transfer, and...
SEC Chair Lays Out Pro-Crypto Plans
SEC Chair Lays Out Pro-Crypto Plans Paul Atkins, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently revealed plans to overhaul capital market regulations to support both cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based trading. He laid out several pro-crypto plans,...
CFPB to Rewrite Open Banking Rule
CFPB to Rewrite Open Banking Rule In a recent court filing, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revealed that it plans to rework a U.S. open banking rule aimed at establishing industry-wide standards for data sharing between banks, fintechs, and consumers....
4 in 10 Consumers Would Not Make Purchase if BNPL Were Not Available
4 in 10 Consumers Would Not Make Purchase if BNPL Were Not Available A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Decoding BNPL Users: Necessity, Convenience and Risk Signals” examines consumer behavior and preferences regarding buy now, pay later (BNPL), which has become...
46% of Americans Carry Credit Card Balance and 23% Don’t Think They Will Ever Pay it Off
46% of Americans Carry Credit Card Balance and 23% Don’t Think They Will Ever Pay it Off A recent Bankrate survey found that 46 percent of Americans carry a credit card balance month to month, and 23 percent believe they will never get out of credit card debt. A...
Trump Signs First Major Cryptocurrency Bill Into Law
Trump Signs First Major Cryptocurrency Bill Into Law Last week, President Trump signed the GENIUS Act, making it the first major cryptocurrency bill to become law. The legislation establishes a regulatory framework for stablecoins, which are dollar-backed digital...
