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Overdraft Fees Cost US Consumers $15B In 2016
CFPB // August 07, 2017

Overdraft fees cost U.S. consumers $15 billion in 2016, according to news from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the government watchdog that is out with a new report on the impact of bouncing checks in American finance. Overdraft fees increased 2.2 percent last year...

Are You Smarter Than The Average American?
Consumer Insights // June 17, 2017

Americans are a very intelligent people — just ask them. A study by YouGov revealed news that 55 percent of Americans think they are smarter than the average American. A little over a third of all Americans think of themselves as of average intelligence, and only...

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Are You Smarter Than The Average American?

June 17, 2017
Americans are a very intelligent people — just ask them. A study by YouGov revealed news that 55 percent of Americans think they are smarter than the average American. A little over a third of all Americans think of themselves as of average intelligence, and only 4 percent of Americans rate themselves as of below average […]

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Default Rates Remain Stable In First Month Of New Year

February 20, 2019
S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian Wednesday (Feb. 20) released the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices data, representing a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults. For January the Indices showed that the composite rate rose 1 basis point from last month to 0.90 percent. In a press release, the companies said the bank card default […]

Overdraft Fees Cost US Consumers $15B In 2016

August 07, 2017
Overdraft fees cost U.S. consumers $15 billion in 2016, according to news from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the government watchdog that is out with a new report on...