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February

17
2023
Industry News

Why Finance Needs to Collaborate with Cybersecurity

Even as threats to finance and accounting data grow, cybersecurity remains siloed from the finance and accounting functions in most companies. That’s problematic as organizations work to minimize cyber risks and mitigate the damage from potential attacks.

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February

17
2023
Trends

Total Household Debt Reaches $16.90 trillion in Q4 2022; Mortgage and Auto Loan Growth Slows

NEW YORK—The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data today issued its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit. The Report shows an increase in total household debt in the fourth quarter of 2022, increasing by $394 billion (2.4%) to $16.90 trillion. Balances now stand $2.75 trillion higher than at the end of 2019, before the pandemic recession. The report is based on data from the New York Fed's nationally representative Consumer Credit Panel.

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February

17
2023
Industry News

FTC Launches New Office of Technology to Bolster Agency’s Work

The Federal Trade Commission today launched a new Office of Technology that will strengthen the FTC’s ability to keep pace with technological challenges in the digital marketplace by supporting the agency’s law enforcement and policy work.

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February

17
2023
Industry News

GAO-IG Act Reporting

On January 3, 2019, the Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act (GAO-IG Act or Act)
was enacted as Public Law number 115-414. This report is published by the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Bureau or CFPB) in compliance with that law. 1

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February

16
2023
Trends

Debt Collections Fell 33% Over Last Four Years, CFPB Says

Consumer debt collections fell by a third between 2018 and 2022, a sign that Americans' household finances are getting stronger, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday.

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