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July

25
2023
Trends

Why the Fed Underestimates the Pressures of the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy

Amber Carroll, senior vice president of membership and lifecycle strategy at LendingClub, told PYMNTS that the Federal Reserve’s long-quoted stat on financial well-being could use a freshening up.

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July

24
2023
Industry News

CFPB Sues Lease-To-Own Finance Company

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against a lease-to-own-finance company and several related companies (collectively, the "Company"), alleging that the Company violated various federal consumer financial protection laws in connection with the offering and provision of lease-to-own financing products.

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July

24
2023
Trends

WEBRECON JUNE 2023 STATS: ANOTHER “DOWN” MONTH

Quick analysis: Another “Down” Month Alright, this is kind of funny. The numbers have been swinging pretty wildly this year so far, because I just looked over the headlines of each month’s blog post and this is what they say:

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July

24
2023
Industry News

Recent Divergent Views on Third-Party Injunctions in Mass Tort Bankruptcies

A third-party injunction in a chapter 11 bankruptcy is generally used to protect a non-bankrupt entity from liability that is shared with, or derivative of, a bankrupt entity.

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July

24
2023
Trends

CFPB reports on employer-driven debt

On July 20, the CFPB released an Issue Spotlight covering findings from an inquiry into worker experiences with employer-driven debt. In June 2022, the Bureau launched a formal inquiry on practices and financial products that may cause an employee to owe a debt to their employer.

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