The CFPB has issued a revised final Section 1071 small‑business lending rule that narrows who is covered, trims data points, and pushes the compliance date out to January 1, 2028, while keeping the core 1071 data‑collection mandate intact. Big‑picture overview ...

Local independent bookstore Sleepy Dog Books was selected as a recipient of an Amex Shop Small Grant from American Express and Main Street America. The grant provides Sleepy Dog Books with $20,000 in funding to expand bookstore operations and amplify ...

The Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) has rebranded as the Customer Xperience Association of the Philippines (CXAP) to signal a strategic shift from traditional call-center work to broader, AI-enabled customer experience services. What changed CCAP, the 25‑year‑old umbrella ...

A Nevada federal court has certified a TCPA class action against Las Vegas realtor Britney Gaitan for using ringless voicemail drops to contact homeowners with expired property listings without their consent. The case, Garvey v. Gaitan, involves approximately 983 to ...

A Florida court held that a debt collector can satisfy the FDCPA’s validation-notice requirements by sending the notice in a text message and using a hyperlink to deliver the full disclosure, so long as the consumer gets the required information ...

The Financial Services Commission said on the 28th that it will shift purchased receivables collection from the current registration system to a licensing regime. It said the registration system, which in practice imposes no real entry barriers for purchased receivables ...

Skyro, a consumer lending-focused fintech in the Philippines, more than doubled its loan disbursements in 2025, reflecting rapid scale-up in point-of-sale and cash lending to underserved retail borrowers. Key 2025 growth metrics Skyro’s total loan disbursements in 2025 exceeded twice ...

Morocco’s outsourcing and call center sector is facing a significant economic shock following France’s latest restrictions on telemarketing calls, with industry estimates pointing to more than 40,000 potential job losses tied to the policy shift. The move stems from France’s ...

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 ...