"The check is in the mail" is little help to the one in three Americans who've faced a loss of income since the pandemic began, says Linda Jun of advocacy group Americans for Financial Reform. In this month's Disbursements Tracker, Jun discusses how supporting multiple...
United States residents are battling numerous challenges during the ongoing pandemic, with many confronting medical, personal and financial hurdles that they have never before faced. One in every three Americans has experienced a loss of income since the crisis began, for example, and this can...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be hated by Republicans and the Trump White House, but it turns out to have strong support among consumers. According to the Chicago Tribune, Americans for Financial Reform and the Center for Responsible Lending are planning to release...
And so, the stately marbled floors of Congress resounded with the footfalls of the Monopoly money guy. You know, top hat and monocle and mustache – that guy. Oh, and Equifax was a center of attention, as it has been this week. No top hat....
January 01, 2021
This year, the PYMNTS data and analytics team published 252 reports that tracked the data, innovations and disruptive thinking that are reshaping the payments and commerce business. The Trackers use a number of creative methodologies and frameworks that measure and benchmark an ever-changing landscape. As part of our special year-end coverage, here’s a sampling of […]
December 15, 2020
United States residents are battling numerous challenges during the ongoing pandemic, with many confronting medical, personal and financial hurdles that they have never before faced. One in every three Americans...
June 27, 2017
Everyone hates consumer lenders — politicians, consumer groups, prayer circles — except the people who use them. They tend to like the products — and favor continued access to them....
July 31, 2018
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) may be hated by Republicans and the Trump White House, but it turns out to have strong support among consumers. According to the Chicago Tribune, Americans for Financial Reform and the Center for Responsible Lending are planning to release a survey that shows at least 80 percent of Americans […]
October 05, 2017
And so, the stately marbled floors of Congress resounded with the footfalls of the Monopoly money guy. You know, top hat and monocle and mustache – that guy. Oh, and...
