Dec 14, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
Growth in Consumer Credit Use Slows as Balances Continue to Decline Recent data released by the Federal Reserve show that as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued its trend of limited consumer purchases and declining credit card balances, U.S. consumer credit growth has...
Dec 11, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, News
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Holds Hearing on Tribal Sovereignty, Self-Determination, and Consultation Earlier this week, U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, convened a hearing on “From Languages to Homelands:...
Dec 9, 2020 | Congressional Legislation, Federal Regulation, News
Waters Pushes Biden to Reverse Trump’s Financial Services Deregulation Last week, House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden urging his administration to reverse deregulatory actions in the...
Dec 7, 2020 | FinTech, News
LendUp Starts Digital Bank, Named ‘Ahead Financials’ Last week, small-dollar lender LendUp officially launched a subsidiary digital bank called Ahead Financials, offering younger customers and the emerging middle class a no-fee checking account and debit card,...
Dec 4, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
CFPB Pauses Enforcement Changes After Staff Objections After initially announcing plans to reorganize the agency to prioritize supervision over enforcement, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced that it is halting the restructuring plans...
Dec 2, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
Biden Names Key Members of Economic Team As he prepares to take office next month, President-elect Joe Biden recently announced the first wave of his economic team’s key members, which his transition says will create an economy that gives Americans a fair chance to...
Nov 30, 2020 | FinTech, News
Pandemic Accelerates Americans’ Use of Digital Commerce The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically transformed how consumers behave in the economy, notably through the rising adoption of digital commerce technology. A recent survey from consulting firm McKinsey & Co....
Nov 27, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
OCC Proposes Rule to Ensure Fair Access to Bank Services Earlier this month, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposed a rule to ensure national banks, federal branches, and agencies of foreign bank organizations provide fair banking services to...
Nov 25, 2020 | Federal Regulation, News
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen Chosen to Become Treasury Secretary Under Biden Administration Economist Janet Yellen has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to become Treasury secretary when the new administration takes office in January. She will be the first...
Nov 23, 2020 | Banks & Credit Unions, News
As Consumers Pay Down Credit Card Debt, Bank Margins Suffer The Financial Times reported earlier this month that bank card loans declined significantly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers in the United States make progress in paying down their credit...
