10 States Debt Collection Calls Are Surging
July 24, 2025 11:21 pm Leave your thoughtsHousehold debt in the United States hit a record $18.2 trillion during the first quarter of 2025 amid a steep... View Article
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Civil Rights, Business And Economic Justice Advocates Sue Trump-Vance Administration For Rollback Of Anti-Discrimination Lending Rule
July 24, 2025 9:15 pm Leave your thoughtsSummary Lawsuit Challenges Administration’s Refusal to Enforce Law Designed to Expose Discrimination in Small Business Lending A coalition of... View Article
Low-income Oregonians May Be Ensnared In Undue Medical Debt, Despite State Protections
July 24, 2025 7:17 pm Leave your thoughtsA recent court case highlights how hundreds of low-income patients may face such medical debt, revealing a loophole in the... View Article
What Fintechs Got Right About Life Stages — and How Traditional Banks Can Catch Up
July 24, 2025 3:35 pm Leave your thoughtsExecutive Summary While traditional banks try to be everything to everyone, specialized apps like Greenlight and Chime dominate by... View Article
$97B Flagstar Financial Announces Major Restructuring: Bank Merger to Cut Costs and Boost Efficiency
July 24, 2025 3:04 pm Leave your thoughtsFlagstar Financial (NYSE: FLG) announced plans to merge its holding company into Flagstar Bank, N.A., with the Bank becoming... View Article
Why pre-collections must be a strategic priority
July 24, 2025 2:00 pm Leave your thoughtsColleges and universities spend millions courting each incoming class, yet when students struggle to pay, the follow-through often gets... View Article
Mortgage Predictions: With Fed Cuts on Hold, Where Do Rates Go From Here?
July 24, 2025 2:00 pm Leave your thoughtsBuyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET The average... View Article
Fannie Mae lowers forecasts for mortgage rates, home-price growth
July 24, 2025 11:16 am Leave your thoughtsFannie Mae economists now expect mortgage rates to end 2025 and 2026 at 6.4% and 6%, respectively July 24, 2025,... View Article
PayPal joins Wix Payments for unified checkout
July 24, 2025 10:30 am Leave your thoughtsWix.com and PayPal have expanded their strategic partnership, delivering a more integrated and unified payments experience for merchants in the... View Article
US small farm bankruptcies hit five-year high due to trade wars, higher interest rates
July 24, 2025 9:41 am Leave your thoughtsIn the first half of the year, US small-business bankruptcies filed by farmers and fisherman hit the highest number since... View Article
