2024
- U.S. Added 818,000 Fewer Jobs Than Reported Earlier (New York Times – August 2024)
- Wholesale inflation measure rose 0.1% in July, less than expected (CNBC – August 2024)
- How on-time rent payments can help ‘credit invisible’ consumers be seen (CNBC – July 2024)
- 26 states now require personal finance course for graduation (K-12 Dive – July 2024)
- Most Gen Zers are in debt: Analysis (The Hill – June 2024)
- How student loan debt is affecting those who are ready to retire (News4JAX – June 2024)
- Walmart and Target earnings pull back the curtain on an America struggling with high inflation (Fortune – May 2024)
- What is ‘ghost debt’? Buy now, pay later plans more popular than ever (FOX13 – May 2024)
- Young Consumers Turn to Credit to Manage Spending (PYMNTS – April 2024)
- Using your phone to pay is convenient, but it can also mean you spend more (NPR – April 2024)
- How to Improve Credit Fast (NerdWallet – March 2024)
- Biden administration finalizes rule cutting credit card late fees (ABC News – March 2024)
- Credit card delinquencies spike, a sign of cracks in the strong consumer (Axios – February 2024)
- Connecticut says it will become first state to cancel medical debt for many residents (CNN – February 2024)
- The buy now, pay later holiday debt hangover has arrived, as consumers wonder how they’ll pay bills (CNBC – January 2024)
- Only half of Americans believe they can pay off their December credit card bill (USA Today – January 2024)
2023
- What the Fed’s Moves Mean for Mortgages, Credit Cards and More (New York Times – December 2023)
- Google Pay Pilots BNPL as Consumers Clamor for Payment Choice at Checkout (PYMNTS – December 2023)
- 4 Do’s and Don’ts of Using Buy Now, Pay Later for Holiday Shopping (NerdWallet – November 2023)
- Major Student Loan Forgiveness Deadline Nears, But Could Get Extended (Forbes – November 2023)
- LendingTree: Consumers Seek Loans but Credit Availability Has Contracted (PYMNTS – October 2023)
- More Consumers Will Lean on BNPL This Holiday Season (PaymentsJournal – October 2023)
- America’s $1 trillion credit card bill really isn’t as bad as it seems (Business Insider – September 2023)
- Americans are saving and earning less. But they won’t stop spending. (Axios – September 2023)
- CFPB to propose rule reining in consumer data sales (American Banker – August 2023)
- Consumer Alert: CFPB report outlines bad business practices that harm consumers (News10NBC – August 2023)
- Americans using ‘buy now, pay later’ apps to contend with high grocery prices (Washington Post – July 2023)
- How the big student-debt ruling will affect U.S. consumer lenders (American Banker – July 2023)
- Senate Republicans introduce plan to tackle student loan debt (The Hill – June 2023)
- OneMain Financial required to pay $20 million for illegal sales practices (Bankrate – June 2023)
- ‘Every family should be concerned’ about debt ceiling, consumer watchdog warns (CNN – May 2023)
- Getting a medical procedure? CFPB warns consumers healthcare financing is loaded with pitfalls (Consumer Affairs – May 2023)
- Job openings tumbled below 10 million in February for the first time in nearly two years (CNBC – April 2023)
- Has the buy now, pay later model changed American spending habits for good? (Bankrate – April 2023)
- Cash, ATMs get a second wind as inflation rises, pandemic habits fade (American Banker – March 2023)
- Alternatives to payday loans (KENS5 – March 2023)
- Consumer Price Increases Slowed Slightly (New York Times – February 2023)
- Households plunged into vicious cycle of debt as interest rates soar (ABC News – February 2023)
- Even on $100,000-Plus, More Americans Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck (Bloomberg – January 2023)
- Here are some strategies that can help you dig out of holiday debt (CNBC – January 2023)
2022
- Consumers’ caution around holiday spending is the highest since 2013, CNBC survey shows (CNBC – December 2022)
- White House push for consumer rights for AI hits hiring and lending (American Banker – December 2022)
- Average Credit Card Debt In The U.S. Is Rising — How Does Yours Compare? (Forbes – November 2022)
- Report: New Jersey prepared for moderate recession (The Center Square – November 2022)
- Soaring Inflation Pushes Halloween Candy Prices Scary High (The Wall Street Journal – October 2022)
- Tips for saving money as the holiday season nears (CBS News – October 2022)
- Credit Card Borrowing Nears Pre-Pandemic Levels (PYMNTS – September 2022)
- Student debt cancellation rollout could get messy, consumer groups and lenders warn (NBC News – September 2022)
- Regulations Impede Innovation in Financial Services; Regulatory Sandboxes Are the Solution: CEI Report (CEI – August 2022)
- Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Turn to Loans as Savings Safety Nets Fray (PYMNTS – July 2022)
- Why Regulation Will Help The Buy Now, Pay Later Giants (Forbes – July 2022)
- Group aims to end ‘predatory’ payday loans in Michigan, says rates trap residents in debt cycle (WXYZ Detroit – June 2022)
- Financial Stress Spans All US Income Brackets, Survey Shows (Bloomberg – June 2022)
- Loan sharks: Lenders that offer high-interest loans under illegal conditions (Insider – May 2022)
- Payday Lenders Face Uphill Road To Invalidate CFPB’s Rules (PYMNTS – May 2022)
- It’s 2022 and Texas remains among the worst states for consumers to borrow from payday lenders (Dallas Morning News – April 2022)
- 21 Attorneys General Urged CFPB to Regulate BNPL (PYMNTS – April 2022)
- Biggest share of Americans since 1940s say their financial health will get worse in year ahead (MarketWatch – March 2022)
- Triple-digit interest rates on payday loans contribute to cycle of poverty in Appalachia (Spectrum News – March 2022)
- Americans pay billions in “junk fees” every year. Here are some of the worst. (CBS News – February 2022)
- Regulators Should Block Costly Fintech Loans, Advocates Say (Bloomberg – February 2022)
- Amid rising prices, American families fall deeper in debt (CNBC – January 2022)
- Washington puts “buy now, pay later” industry on notice (Axios – January 2022)
2021
- What an interest hike would mean for credit card holders, mortgages, student loans (NPR – December 2021)
- Predatory banks rake in billions of dollars in overdraft fees from their poorest customers every year. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is trying to put a stop to it. (Insider – December 2021)
- Consumers’ credit card balances rise as economy reopens and relief programs end, Fed reports (Washington Post – November 2021)
- The hidden costs of ‘buy now, pay later’ loans (NBC News – November 2021)
- Where CFPB will focus fair-lending probes under new chief (American Banker – October 2021)
- As Americans spend, credit card debt is ticking back up (Reuters – September 2021)
- Major Subprime Auto Lender Required to Repay Victims of Bad Loans (Consumer Reports – September 2021)
- Education Department Will Erase $5.8 Billion In Loans For Borrowers With Disabilities (NPR – August 2021)
- President Biden Signs Bipartisan Bill to Curb Predatory Lending (Washington Informer – July 2021)
- Senate legislation will help protect small businesses from predatory lenders (The Hill – July 2021)
- Bank regulator’s True Lender Rule undercuts bank regulatory protections and shelters predatory lending (Brookings – June 2021)
- Bad bill in NC House would block debt relief, lead to bankruptcy for North Carolinians (Fayetteville Observer – May 2021)
2015 – 2020
- CFPB Shouldn’t Burden Debt Settlement with Regulations that Could Harm Consumers (Competitive Enterprise Institute – August 2020)
- Editorial: Finally, a crackdown on predatory payday loans (Los Angeles Times – October 2019)
- ‘Predatory lending’ targeted in new California law capping interest on loans at 36% (Sacramento Bee – October 2019)
- Predatory lenders prey on military members. Here’s how to avoid being victimized (CNBC – July 2019)
- U.S. Urged to Stop Predatory Lenders ‘Crippling’ Businesses (Bloomberg – June 2019)
- There’s Only One Way to Stop Predatory Lending (New York Times – May 2019)
- Cities Can Sue Big Banks Over Effects Of Discriminatory Practices, Supreme Court Says (NPR – May 2017)
- Supreme Court Rules Miami Can Sue for Predatory Lending (New York Times – May 2017)
- Loans ‘Designed to Fail’: States Say Navient Preyed on Students (New York Times – April 2017)
- A Lame Response to Predatory Loans (New York Times – June 2016)
- Advocates: Small Businesses Need Protection Against ‘Predatory’ Lenders (InsideSources – February 2016)
- Responsible Credit Is an Economic and Moral Issue (Center for American Progress – June 2015)
- Payday Loans — And Endless Cycles Of Debt — Targeted By Federal Watchdog (NPR – March 2015)
