Scholars discuss the economic impacts and legality of the FTC’s now-defunct ban on noncompetes. A sweeping Biden-era rule banning non-compete agreements with workers promised to generate thousands of new businesses annually, increase worker wages, slash health care costs, and fuel ...

Text messages may soon occupy a very different place in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) jurisprudence in the Seventh Circuit, with the court poised to decide whether SMS qualify as “calls” under the statute’s do‑not‑call (DNC) provisions at all. For ...

The CFPB, under the Trump administration, has removed roughly 15 years of public-facing historical content from its website, wiping all newsroom items, speeches, blog posts, public statements, and informal guidance published before February 2025. What was removed According to reporting, ...

AI is rapidly evolving from an experimental tool into the foundational infrastructure of India's fintech sector, embedding itself across critical operational functions including underwriting, fraud detection, KYC verification, compliance monitoring, and customer support. Industry executives report that AI has shifted ...

Skyrocketing inflation, collapsing purchasing power, and growing uncertainty are devastating markets, forcing layoffs and closures across Iran As Iran’s economic crisis deepens, soaring prices, collapsing purchasing power, and growing uncertainty about the future are pushing businesses across the country into ...

Credit markets are navigating one of their most challenging environments in years, with default rates climbing across both public and private debt. The consequences could extend beyond individual borrowers as a result of the relationships between lenders, investors, insurers, and ...

A well-funded fintech startup called Parker has filed for bankruptcy and effectively shut down its operations, marking another high-profile failure in the sector. What just happened Parker, which offered corporate credit cards and banking services for e‑commerce businesses, filed for ...

Directions Credit Union is awarding classroom grants to educators across its service area through its Directions Cares for Classrooms program, according to a community announcement. The credit union received 130 applications this grant cycle from teachers seeking support for classroom ...

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and a coalition of civil rights advocates have filed a high‑stakes lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Acting Director Russell Vought, alleging that a new fair lending rule unlawfully dismantles decades ...