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June

10
2024
Industry News

Medical debt fairness act passes in final

Legislation passed in the final hours of the 2024 Session should give significant relief for many Minnesotans struggling to pay medical debt.

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June

10
2024
Industry News

CFPB Finalizes Rule to Track Nonbank ‘Repeat Offenders’

On June 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a final rule requiring covered nonbanks – generally nonbanks that are “covered persons” under the Dodd-Frank Act, subject to certain exceptions – to report final agency and court orders to the CFPB. These records will be incorporated into a newly established registry designed to allow the CFPB, other regulators, industry watchdogs, and the public to “identify repeat offenders and recidivism trends.”

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June

10
2024
Trends

April Fed Report Shows Consumers Prioritize Credit Card Paydowns Over Spending, a Little

The Federal Reserve’s latest report on consumer credit, released Friday (June 7) may give a sign that consumers are pulling back on spending and paying down card debt.

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June

10
2024
Industry News

FCC wants change of US court hearing challenges to net neutrality rules

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio to transfer a series of industry legal challenges to its decision to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules to a federal court in Washington.

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June

10
2024
Trends

US Consumer Borrowing Restrained by Drop in Revolving Credit

(Bloomberg) -- US consumer borrowing increased in April by less than forecast as credit-card balances declined for the first time in three years.

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