What the headline is signaling More lenders (banks, captives, independents, and fintechs) are actively targeting borrowers with thin credit files or below‑prime scores, rather than avoiding them. As additional capital and competitors enter this space, the pricing and terms that ...

CredResolve, an AI-powered debt collections infrastructure company managing over $6 billion monthly in assets across 10 Indian states, has raised a Pre Series A round led by Merak Ventures, with participation from existing investors Unleash CapitalPartners and CDM Capital. The company will use ...

The FTC has sent warning letters to 97 auto dealership groups nationwide, telling them that their advertised vehicle prices must reflect the actual total price consumers are required to pay, including all mandatory dealer fees except government charges like taxes ...

On March 20, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was launching a Healthcare Task Force that will “engage in a coordinated, integrated approach to healthcare enforcement and advocacy to protect American patients, healthcare workers, and taxpayers.”[i] This directive aligns with ...

For free-market conservatives, Teddy Roosevelt is less a hero than a temptation – a larger-than-life figure whose legacy invites admiration even as it points toward the very expansion of government conservatives resist. That tension is now being exploited by a ...

Joe Hendrickson - stock.adobe.co Key takeaways RiverLink will begin sending unpaid tolls and fees to collections starting May 1, with notices being sent to drivers who have four unpaid monthly bills for the same crossing. See more Heads up drivers, ...

By Lefteris Papadimas and Edward McAllister ATHENS, March 31 (Reuters) – Millions of unprocessed bad loans from last decade’s debt crisis are slowing Greece’s economic growth and stymying the rebound for families and businesses still locked out of lending markets, an ​International ...

Russ Vought has requested new funding transfers from the Federal Reserve for the CFPB in 2026, but those requests remain significantly below the agency’s historical quarterly needs and are being made under court pressure rather than as part of a ...

Homeowners aren’t the only ones enjoying property prices hitting near historic highs. Debt collectors are, too, by enforcing collection on “zombie mortgages.” The loans earned the “zombie” moniker from mortgages that homeowners believed were settled or paid off years before ...