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May

9
2023
Trends

Job losses lead to rise in mortgage delinquencies in the US

Chennai: With job losses and a predicted recession, home mortgage delinquencies are expected to increase in the US, a senior official of mortgage servicing fintech software-as-a-service (SaaS) Sagent said on Monday. The US-based Sagent, backed by Warburg Pincus, has opened its first non-US centre here with a headcount of about 120.

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May

9
2023
Trends

Here’s what the looming debt ceiling crisis means for your portfolio

Many investors are bracing for the economic fallout of the deadline for the U.S. to raise the debt ceiling or default on its obligations. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said that failing to raise the debt ceiling will cause a “steep economic downturn” in the U.S., reiterating the country’s early June deadline.

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May

9
2023
Industry News

California regulator cites social media, digital banking as key factors in Silicon Valley Bank's failure

California's chief banking regulator took its fair share of blame Monday for Silicon Valley Bank's collapse, admitting that the department was slow to demand fixes at the troubled institution — too slow for an era in which social media and mobile banking could combine to drive an unprecedented run on the bank's deposits.

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May

9
2023
Industry News

Fed survey: Banks are tightening up their lending standards after rate hikes, turmoil

Minneapolis CNN—It was already difficult for businesses and households to borrow money earlier this year — but after the collapse of three US regional banks and a cascade of rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, getting money has become a little harder.

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May

9
2023
Industry News

Can medical bankruptcy help with medical bills?

If you’ve ever filed for bankruptcy protection, there’s a good chance that medical expenses were a big reason why. For instance, nearly three-fifths of debtors in a 2019 NIH study either very much, or somewhat, agreed that medical expenses contributed to their bankruptcies.

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