Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation Capping Credit Card Late Fees
January 15, 2026 11:59 pmSenate Democrats have introduced a bill called the Credit Card Fairness Act that would cap most credit card late fees... View Article
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Ninth Circuit Holds That Texts Are “Calls” Under The TCPA But Embedded Videos Are Not Recorded Messages
January 15, 2026 11:50 pmOn January 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Howard v. Republican National... View Article
CFPB Funding Saga Continues With Vought’s Fed Funding Request
January 15, 2026 11:48 pmThe CFPB funding saga continues. Russell Vought, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s acting director, has asked the Federal Reserve for $145... View Article
New York State Enacts Rights Of Action For Coerced Debt Claims
January 15, 2026 10:30 pmOn December 19, the governor of New York signed into law an act to amend the general business law, establishing... View Article
Krugman Suggests Reviving CFPB To Strengthen Trump’s Affordability Efforts
January 15, 2026 10:02 pmPaul Krugman is arguing that if Donald Trump is serious about making life more affordable, the most practical and powerful... View Article
Amazon threatens ‘drastic action’ after Saks bankruptcy, says $475M stake is now worthless
January 15, 2026 8:49 pmAmazon filed an objection to Saks Global’s bankruptcy financing plan on the grounds it could harm creditors and push the... View Article
The 48-Hour Debt Collection Rule: How New Laws Let Lenders Freeze Accounts Faster in 2026
January 15, 2026 8:00 pmThe phrase “48-hour debt collection rule” refers to commentary and speculation about faster account-freezing and enforcement practices, not to a... View Article
Consumers Warned By FTC Against Illegal Credit Repair Scams That Promise Quick Fixes
January 15, 2026 8:00 pmThe Federal Trade Commission has warned that many “credit repair” services and social‑media tips promising quick fixes are illegal scams... View Article
U.S. Bankruptcy Filings Soared in 2025
January 15, 2026 7:57 pmBankruptcy filings climbed 11% in 2025 as consumers and businesses grappled with the weight of high borrowing costs and the... View Article
Foreclosure rise in 2025 signals ‘market recalibration’
January 15, 2026 6:54 pmU.S. foreclosure activity did rise in 2025, but the data and experts describe it as a normalization or “market recalibration”... View Article
