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Consumer Borrowing Rises Less Than Expected in June
Consumer Borrowing Rises Less Than Expected in June
August 07, 2024  |  Loans

Consumers’ total outstanding credit increased by $8.9 billion in June, with a rise in non-revolving credit partially offset by a decline in revolving credit. Non-revolving credit...

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J.P. Morgan’s Dimon: Credit Trends Are Normalizing, but No Signs of Near-Term Recession
J.P. Morgan’s Dimon: Credit Trends Are Normalizing, but No Signs of Near-Term Recession
August 07, 2024  |  Economy

Low-income consumers may be pulling back, and high-income consumers may wind up spending their excess funds by the end of the year. However, J.P. Morgan...

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SavvyMoney and Constellation Partner on Credit Union Financial Management Tools
SavvyMoney and Constellation Partner on Credit Union Financial Management Tools
August 06, 2024  |  Credit Unions

SavvyMoney and Constellation Digital Partners teamed up to deliver credit decisioning, analytics and financial wellness solutions to credit unions. Via collaboration, SavvyMoney’s personalized financial management...

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BNPL Firms’ New Regulatory Reality Unclear as CFPB’s Commentary Period Closes
BNPL Firms’ New Regulatory Reality Unclear as CFPB’s Commentary Period Closes
August 01, 2024  |  BNPL

The comments are in. The battle lines have been drawn. As the regulatory landscape shifts for buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers, a few key questions...

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Affirm Asks CFPB to Consider Unique Business Model of BNPL
Affirm Asks CFPB to Consider Unique Business Model of BNPL
July 29, 2024  |  BNPL

With the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) winding down its commentary period for potential buy now, pay later regulations, Affirm Friday (July 26) submitted a...

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Pressures on Lower-Income Consumers Signal Pain for Beauty and Apparel Merchants
Pressures on Lower-Income Consumers Signal Pain for Beauty and Apparel Merchants
July 22, 2024  |  Economy

T.S. Eliot wrote that the world would end not with a bang but a whimper. It may be the case that the unstoppable wave of...

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AI’s Growing Role in Finance Brings Opportunity and Risk, House Panel Finds
AI’s Growing Role in Finance Brings Opportunity and Risk, House Panel Finds
July 18, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize finance and housing, bringing both game-changing benefits and thorny new risks that demand vigilant oversight, a bipartisan House...

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US Bancorp: Credit Card Volumes Surge, Loan Delinquencies Stabilize
US Bancorp: Credit Card Volumes Surge, Loan Delinquencies Stabilize
July 17, 2024  |  Earnings

Bank earnings continue to show credit remains a key payments choice. U.S. Bancorp’s earnings, released Wednesday (July 17) indicated that within the company’s payment services...

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Synchrony Sees Digital Mix Key to Navigating Uncertain Environment
Synchrony Sees Digital Mix Key to Navigating Uncertain Environment
July 17, 2024  |  Earnings

In today’s uncertain environment, consumers want one thing: choice. That’s because macroeconomic uncertainty over inflation and interest rates is rocking consumer behavior and affecting big-ticket...

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