Central Illinois churches across Champaign, Macon and nearby counties have pooled donations to buy and cancel nearly $5 million in medical debt that had been sold to collection agencies, wiping it out for thousands of local families at pennies on ...

A proposal to create a comprehensive data privacy law in Maine was unable to recover after sizable business pushback led several Democrats to join Republicans in opposition, marking the second Legislature that has failed to get such a plan over ...

LinkedIn has been issued two class-action privacy lawsuits after allegations of scanning users’ browsers to determine what extensions have been installed.  The investigative report, titled BrowserGate, first made these claims public in March as Fairlinked eV, an alleged association of commercial LinkedIn users, businesses, and third-party tool makers affected by the site’s data ...

The FDIC has officially rescinded its Biden‑era supervisory guidance on multiple re‑presentment NSF (insufficient funds) fees, effective immediately. Here are the key points: What exactly was rescinded The FDIC withdrew Financial Institution Letter FIL‑32‑2023, “FDIC Clarifying Supervisory Approach Regarding Supervisory ...

Knowing how multiple garnishments work could be the difference between recovery and a major cash-flow issue. Borrowers are carrying more debt than ever right now, and it's having a big impact on their overall financial health. Total household debt has ...

Key Takeaways: Data Brokers Dual Exposure — How data brokers function as service providers and when they cross into financial-institution status Telemarketing and Call Centers — Service-provider vs. financial-institution classifications for telemarketers Telecommunications Companies — Infrastructure providers vs. fintech-enabled telecoms ...

ARLINGTON, Va., April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lenders Cooperative, a leading provider of loan origination and servicing technology for U.S. financial institutions, announced today that Desert Financial Credit Union has implemented its platform to power the expansion of its ...

The partnership between Deluxe Merchant Services and Washington Trust Bank aims to bring the latest in digital payment processing technology to businesses in the Pacific Northwest.Minneapolis Today Deluxe Merchant Services, a leading provider of payment processing solutions, has announced a ...

The "burger wars" of the 1980s, which featured fierce marketing campaigns by McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's, have a new appearance today with some different players. Burger chains are battling economic challenges today, closing underperforming locations and, in some cases, ...