Maryland Credit Score Impact Of Unpaid Medical Bills
February 5, 2026 8:00 pm Leave your thoughtsIn October 2025, Maryland’s Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act (HB 1020) broke the connection between medical bills and damaged credit... View Article
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FTC Emphasizes Case-By-Case Approach in Workshop on Noncompete Agreements
February 5, 2026 6:20 pm Leave your thoughtsKey Takeaways The FTC indicated it is not pursuing a national rule to ban noncompetition agreements but will continue bringing... View Article
Full list of the most difficult African countries to collect debt
February 5, 2026 6:17 pm Leave your thoughtsAcross much of Africa, collecting outstanding debts remains a high-risk and often frustrating exercise for businesses and lenders, as weak... View Article
Financial Institution Phishing Texts Surge
February 5, 2026 5:20 pm Leave your thoughtsPhishing text messages that impersonate banks and other financial institutions have spiked dramatically worldwide, with multiple data points showing triple‑digit... View Article
Alabama has some of the worst credit scores in the nation
February 5, 2026 5:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThat statement is accurate: Alabama consistently ranks near the very bottom of U.S. states for average credit scores, meaning its... View Article
Washington attorney general files suit against illegal gambling apps
February 5, 2026 3:04 pm Leave your thoughtsWashington Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a sweeping lawsuit against several companies that run unlicensed casino-style gambling apps, alleging... View Article
Zest AI Partners with Cornerstone and GoWest as the First Credit Union Leagues to Deploy its GenAI Lending Intelligence Solution to Enhance Advocacy
February 5, 2026 12:05 am Leave your thoughtsZest AI powers unprecedented GenAI adoption across credit union leagues, delivering real-time lending intelligence to advance the policy priorities for... View Article
Hanscom Federal Credit Union and Alden Credit Union Announce Plan to Join Forces to Expand Financial Wellness, Innovation, and Member Impact
February 5, 2026 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsCHICOPEE, Mass. and LITTLETON, Mass. — Alden Credit Union and Hanscom Federal Credit Union today announced that their respective Boards of Directors... View Article
Credit Reporting Litigation To Rise Further Given State Laws
February 4, 2026 11:57 pm Leave your thoughtsFair Credit Reporting Act litigation continued to increase last year as the industry saw several significant judicial developments. As the... View Article
NY Court Rules FCRA Preempts State Furnishing Claims
February 4, 2026 11:15 pm Leave your thoughtsNew York’s courts have held that the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s express preemption clause bars state‑law causes of action against... View Article
