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June

11
2024
Industry News

In sweeping change, Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit reports

The Biden administration will propose a rule Tuesday to ban medical debt from credit reports. The rule, which will be announced by Vice President Kamala Harris and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra, comes as President Joe Biden beefs up his efforts to convince Americans his administration is lowering costs, a chief concern for voters in the upcoming election.

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June

10
2024
Industry News

CFPB Issues Final Rule Creating Nonbank Enforcement Action Registry

The CFPB issued its final rule, titled the Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders Final Rule, on June 3, 2024. The rule will require certain nonbank entities to register certain covered enforcement or court orders, and comply with ongoing, attested reporting requirements on the entity’s compliance with such orders.

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June

10
2024
Trends

US Consumer Borrowing Restrained by Drop in Revolving Credit

(Bloomberg) -- US consumer borrowing increased in April by less than forecast as credit-card balances declined for the first time in three years.

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June

10
2024
Industry News

FCC wants change of US court hearing challenges to net neutrality rules

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission on Friday asked the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio to transfer a series of industry legal challenges to its decision to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules to a federal court in Washington.

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June

10
2024
Trends

April Fed Report Shows Consumers Prioritize Credit Card Paydowns Over Spending, a Little

The Federal Reserve’s latest report on consumer credit, released Friday (June 7) may give a sign that consumers are pulling back on spending and paying down card debt.

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