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April

12
2024
Trends

U.S. Foreclosure Activity Increases Quarterly in Q1 2024

IRVINE, Calif. — April 11, 2024 ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today released its Q1 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows a total of 95,349 U.S. properties with a foreclosure filing during the first quarter of 2024, up 3 percent from the previous quarter but down less than 1 percent from a year ago.

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April

12
2024
Trends

Inflation Takes Its Toll as Consumer Loan Delinquencies Rise

While the strong labor market remains the key pillar supporting the finances of resilient US consumers, major nonmortgage consumer loans have seen delinquencies increase as inflation has taken a toll on wallets, and more profoundly on lower-income segments.

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April

12
2024
Trends

CFPB and EU Eye Consumer Risks of BNPL, AI and Digital Payments

Consumer protection officials for the United States and the European Commission have met to discuss three shared priorities: buy now, pay later (BNPL), digital payments and artificial intelligence (AI).

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April

12
2024
Industry News

Prepared Remarks of Seth Frotman, General Counsel and Senior Advisor to the Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at the National Consumer Law Center/National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring Training

At the CFPB, we are paying attention to what you might call the growing financialization of nearly every sector of the economy. From employer-provided loans for workers whose paychecks doesn’t cover their expenses to employer-originated debts to cover workers’ on-the-job “training,” to doctors’ visits that leave people with a new credit card or an exotic payment plan, to being required to download a new app just to pay rent – it increasingly feels that every interaction is turning into a consumer financial transaction, often with debt collection and credit reporting implications

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April

11
2024
Industry News

FTC Issues Report to Congress on Collaboration with State Attorneys General

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report to Congress detailing the FTC’s law enforcement cooperation with state attorneys general (AGs) nationwide and presenting best practices to ensure continued effective collaboration.

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