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Credit Cards
More Bad-Credit Borrowers Are Getting Cards. At What Cost?
More credit card accounts are being opened for Americans with damaged credit, but those new accounts may come with costly strings attached. New TransUnion data shows... Read More »
Your latest Grubhub delivery may not be coming with a side of fries. Instead, the Federal Trade... Read More »
Credit Glory promised better credit scores. The Federal Trade Commission says it instead... Read More »
Loans
OppFi Bank Could Bring Triple-Digit Loans Nationwide
OppFi could bring loans with APRs as high as 195% to borrowers nationwide if federal regulators... Read More »
Debt Management
Personal Bankruptcies Rise 12% as Financial Pressure Builds
Americans filed for bankruptcy far more often in 2025 than they did in 2024, continuing a trend... Read More »
Consumer Protection
New Delaware Law Will Erase Hospital Bills for Some Patients
A new Delaware law will eliminate hospital bills for some low-income patients and provide new... Read More »
Consumer Awareness
Rent-Splitting App Flex Wants to Become an FDIC-Insured Bank
Flex Rent has helped more than 3 million consumers split their rent payments since it launched... Read More »
Consumer Protection
Oregon Says BNPL Lenders Need Payday Lending Licenses
Oregon just reminded Buy Now, Pay Later lenders that they need to follow state payday lending... Read More »
Fraud Prevention
Scam Losses May Be 4X Higher Than Federal Data Show
Americans may be losing far more money to scammers than federal data capture. Many victims... Read More »
More than 1 in 10 federal student loan borrowers are carrying balances exceeding $100,000, according to TransUnion’s U.S. Consumer Credit Database. One factor contributing to higher... Read More »
Roughly 44 million U.S. adults have subprime credit, according to a PYMNTS Intelligence report. More than one-third of them don’t have a credit card or store card — nearly nine times... Read More »
Walmart-backed OnePay is moving deeper into consumer lending with personal loans of up to $50,000 available entirely through its app. Customers can apply, review and accept an offer,... Read More »
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