Third Quarter 2025 Market Pulse Index Shows Improvement Among Gen Z, With Wide Variability ATLANTA,  /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) today released its third quarter 2025 Market Pulse Index, which by the end of September 2025 rose slightly to 61.6, reflecting a ...

Debt collection lawsuits have surged back to, and in many places beyond, pre‑pandemic levels in many U.S. states, putting more consumers at risk of court judgments, wage garnishments, and bank account seizures. The increase is strongest in state courts and ...

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with General Motors Co. in Detroit and OnStar settling allegations that they collected, used, and sold consumers’ precise geolocation data and driving behavior data from millions of vehicles without adequately notifying consumers ...

Thousands of South Side homeowners could face property tax sales next year, even though many owe relatively small amounts, according to county data. A Herald analysis of delinquent 2024 property tax records obtained from the Cook County Treasurer’s Office found ...

The Education Department has temporarily paused aggressive collection efforts on defaulted federal student loans, including wage garnishments and seizure of tax refunds and some federal benefits.​ What is being delayed? Involuntary collections such as Administrative Wage Garnishment (taking money directly ...

CHICAGO—In a finding one payments analyst calls “reassuring,” TransUnion’s latest Consumer Pulse survey shows that a majority of Americans remain optimistic about their household finances over the next year—despite inflation fatigue, rising borrowing costs, and ongoing wallet stress for many ...

Fintech AI can be trusted for some financial decisions, but only under strict human oversight, strong regulation, and careful design; it should augment judgement, not replace it. For complex, high‑stakes choices—like retirement planning or large loans—fully handing control to AI ...

As marketers race to adopt AI, new results underscore the critical role of a strong data foundation in driving real business outcomes TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) today announced breakthrough results from a collaboration with Actable, a leader in predictive intelligence for ...

Not long ago, managing millions of documents across dozens of databases was a challenge reserved for the largest enterprises. Today, widespread cloud adoption and a more distributed workforce mean that organizations of all sizes are handling vast, growing volumes of ...