The housing industry has lost an icon. Barney Frank, who helped author one of the most significant regulatory overhauls since the Great Depression, died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. He was 86. The liberal ...

The safest way to avoid BNPL debt traps is to treat every BNPL purchase as a short‑term loan, only use it when you could comfortably pay cash today, and track every instalment in your budget so nothing “falls between the ...

Minnesota has enacted a new law (HF 3709 / Session Law Chapter 93) that expressly authorizes state‑chartered banks and credit unions to offer crypto custody services to customers, with key provisions taking effect August 1, 2026. Core details of the ...

News20.05.262.00 PM by Alex Daniel Rules designed to crack down on late payments to contractors have taken a step closer to becoming law, two months after ministers unveiled the measures. The rules were introduced to the House of Lords on Tuesday ...

The New York Fed reports that the share of past-due federal student loan balances has climbed to just over 10%, driven by an older demographic of borrowers. 05/21/2026 12:00 P.M. Federal student loan defaults are rising again, marking the end ...

Late payments have long affected UK retail and supply chains, especially small and medium-sized firms with limited financial buffers. / Credit: Hakaroo Project via Shutterstock The UK government has introduced new legislation aimed at speeding up payments between businesses, in ...

Epiq bankruptcy data shows growing financial strain on businesses and consumers as economic pressures continue to build. Commercial chapter 11 bankruptcy filings surged 42% in April compared to the same month last year, reflecting mounting financial pressure across both businesses ...

SACRAMENTO – In an ongoing effort to protect California consumers, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has announced that Anh Management, LLC, known as Hermes Bitcoin, must cease operating all of its digital financial asset kiosks (a/k/a ‘Bitcoin ...

Airbnb and Chime are proving that AI can be used for high-volume customer support as long as there is a clear path to live agents. As companies in the accounts receivable management industry strategize on how to move artificial intelligence ...