The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases Feb. 28 that hinge on challenges to the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases Tuesday that challenge President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.
The numbers: Consumer spending rose 1.8% in January to mark the biggest increase in almost two years, but the surge was powered by unusually strong auto sales and is unlikely to last.
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is legislation passed in 1974 that prohibits creditors from discriminating against an applicant due reasons related to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or participation in public assistance programs. Criteria that creditors can use in their decisions are financially based, like your income, debt, recurring expenses and credit history.
In January, the Ninth Circuit agreed with a California district court's finding that a software company's autorenewal practices did not violate California's autorenewal law. The decision reflects a win for companies offering automatic renewal services despite the onslaught of lawsuits and challenges by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on negative option offers due to so-called dark patterns.
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