As the Treasury Department gradually takes on much of the student loan collection typically done by the Department of Education, a major change will be the knowledge of education policy that agency staff have. The Trump administration announced last month ...

U.S. bank profits are rising sharply again, driven mainly by a rebound in investment‑banking and stronger non‑interest income, with some help from healthier net interest margins at certain institutions. What’s happening The FDIC reported that industry‑wide U.S. bank profits jumped ...

reached a major class‑action settlement with U.S. merchants over credit card interchange/processing fees, creating a multibillion‑dollar fund and imposing temporary caps and reductions on certain interchange rates. Core settlement points A long‑running antitrust case alleged that Visa, Mastercard, and large ...

Businesses can legally charge certain types of credit card fees in most states, subject to state laws and card network rules Legality depends on the state where the business is located, the fee type, and meeting proper disclosure requirements. Businesses ...

Senate Banking Committee Democrats sent Russell Vought a detailed oversight letter demanding explanations and data on how his plan to cut the CFPB’s staff by roughly half would affect the bureau’s legal mandates and day‑to‑day work. What Democrats Did Democrats ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier (left) was April’s Debate-A-Bull speaker, which was held at the Patel College of Global Sustainability on Friday. ORACLE PHOTO/NOAH VINSKY USF hosted Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in the Patel College of Global Sustainability for ...

ACA International is actively pushing a two‑track agenda right now: (1) structural and procedural reforms at the CFPB, and (2) “integrity” in credit reporting, especially around efforts to suppress or limit medical debt data. Here’s how those pieces fit together ...

Foreclosure starts reached 82,631 in Q1, 20% higher than a year ago, with Texas, Florida and California topping the list. Repossessions also moved higher: lenders took back 14,020 properties, a 45% annual jump, even as the average time to foreclose ...

Colorado’s 2026 medical debt bill, HB26-1267 (Limitations on Collection Actions for Medical Debt), was killed in the House Health & Human Services Committee on March 31, 2026, after heavy opposition from hospitals and other industry stakeholders. What happened procedurally HB26-1267 ...