Introduction Identity Theft Statistics: Identity theft has become one of the fastest-growing cybercrimes in the digital economy. The increasing number of online financial services, government systems, and personal communications has led criminals to target personal data, which includes Social Security ...

(InvestigateTV) — A data breach doesn’t always mean a person’s identity has been stolen, but experts say it increases the risk and is a reason to monitor accounts and credit closely. James Lee, president of the Identity Theft Resource Center ...

The piece you’re referring to is about the FTC’s new Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on “unfair or deceptive rental housing fee practices,” which formally kicks off a rental-fee rulemaking focused on hidden or junk fees in long‑term housing ...

In a room outside the Maryland State Senate chamber last winter, consumer advocates were meeting privately with lawmakers to explain how borrowers were losing their homes over “zombie” loans, old second mortgages that they hadn’t heard from lenders about in ...

Heartland Credit Union has named Aaron Rios as its new CEO, according to a community announcement. Rios takes over from Tom Lex, who served 45 years with the company. Rios comes to Heartland with more than 23 years of experience ...

7 17 Credit Union has publicly announced two Akron branches opening this spring, not seven, with specific timing only for the first location so far. Branches opening in April and May Wallhaven branch (first Akron location) Address: 1 North Hawkins ...

By Jonathan Sharp There has been a lot of noise about how AI is changing culture in financial institutions, but culture is about people, derived from and driven by a company’s values, such as integrity, transparency, and innovation. People are at ...

The FTC has opened a new rulemaking process aimed specifically at hidden and misleading fees in rental housing, building on its broader “junk fees” agenda but targeting long‑term rentals that were excluded from the 2024–25 Junk Fees Rule. What the ...

The FTC is publicly signaling that it plans to ramp up enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and federal financial privacy laws, and businesses handling consumer financial data should expect more investigations and cases in the near term ...