Donald Trump has proposed the creation of a 50-year mortgage to address housing affordability, aiming to lower monthly payments for buyers by extending the length of home loans far beyond the current standard of 30 years. This concept is promoted ...

By Stefanie Jackman, Jesse Silverman, Lori Sommerfield & Chris Willis on November 11, 2025 POSTED IN ALL ENTRIES, CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), REGULATORY ENFORCEMENT + COMPLIANCE, STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL, CFPB + FTC Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) ...

For much of its history, healthcare has presented a unique contrast in digital progress. While the sector leads in medical technology, healthcare billing and payments have frequently been slower to modernize. “Healthcare billing is notoriously complex,” Paul Martin, VP and ...

Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against fintech company MoneyLion, alleging that its paycheck advance product “Instacash” traps residents in cycles of debt by charging excessive and misleading fees. The city claims MoneyLion violates Baltimore’s Consumer Protection Ordinance by promoting small, ...

Lawmakers wanting to get FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to Capitol Hill after September’s Jimmy Kimmel controversy will get their wish before the end of the year. All three sitting FCC Commissioners will appear for a Senate Commerce Committee oversight review ...

The (FHFA), led by Director Bill Pulte, is currently reviewing a potential deal with Fair Isaac Corp (FICO) to implement the new FICO 10T credit scoring model for mortgages. The FICO 10T model uses trended credit data, capturing consumer debt ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is facing a likely shutdown in early 2026 as a result of recent actions by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and a legal decision concerning its funding mechanism. The DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel ...

Michigan State University’s credit union, through its affiliate Reseda Group, has acquired Tandem, a couples-focused fintech app designed to facilitate shared finances and expense management for couples and families. This acquisition strengthens the credit union’s digital banking strategy, aiming to ...

Credit reporting agency Experian introduced its “Credit + Cashflow Score” offering. The new model, the first of its kind, combines Experian’s credit, alternative and trended data, and consumer-permissioned banking information into a singular score, according to a Monday (Nov. 10) ...