How Big Banks Enforce Rules for Small Customers but Bend them for the Wealthy
April 5, 2026 7:30 am Leave your thoughtsI got my first lesson in a bank that didn’t give a damn about some of its customers over thirty... View Article
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Some Borrowers Are Moving Abroad and Abandoning Their Student Loans
April 5, 2026 5:01 am Leave your thoughtsThe phrase refers to a growing pattern in which some U.S. student loan borrowers relocate overseas and then stop making... View Article
Americans lost a record $15.9 billion to scams in 2025, FTC says
April 5, 2026 2:59 am Leave your thoughtsAmericans reported losing a record $15.9 billion to fraud and scams in 2025, according to new Federal Trade Commission data... View Article
Buy now, pay later services increasingly used for groceries and essentials
April 4, 2026 1:46 pm Leave your thoughtsPHOENIX (AZFamily) — As budgets tighten, more people are turning to buy now, pay later options to cover basic expenses,... View Article
Visa rolls out ‘credit card dispute’ AI tools for banks and merchants
April 4, 2026 6:17 am Leave your thoughtsVisa has introduced six artificial intelligence tools to streamline credit card dispute handling, as dispute volumes continue to rise and... View Article
Why more small businesses are adding credit card surcharges
April 4, 2026 5:00 am Leave your thoughtsJason Lavery — who owns a brewpub in Erie, Pennsylvania — paid $40,000 in credit card processing fees last year... View Article
The Trump administration wants banks back in the mortgage business. Banks have other ideas.
April 4, 2026 4:55 am Leave your thoughtsThe administration and Fed are trying to tweak capital, supervision, and CFPB rules to entice banks—especially larger ones—back into holding... View Article
Pizza chain closes all US locations and files for bankruptcy after 50 years
April 3, 2026 11:33 am Leave your thoughtsA beloved pizza chain has finally revealed why it closed its doors after 50 years in the business. Gina Maria’s... View Article
Once-Lauded Gourmet Cookie Retailer Shutters All Remaining Locations Amid Bankruptcy
April 3, 2026 6:57 am Leave your thoughtsTaylor Chip, a Pennsylvania-based gourmet cookie company is closing all remaining locations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February... View Article
How credit unions are transforming ATMs, branch operations
April 3, 2026 1:00 am Leave your thoughtsCredit unions are using smarter self-service—especially video-enabled ATMs/ITMs and outsourced ATM networks—to shift routine work out of the branch so... View Article
