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Defaulting Student Loan Borrowers Risk Wage Garnishment
December 23, 2025

The U.S. Education Department is set to resume garnishing wages from student loan borrowers in default. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Gemini Adds Prediction Markets to Financial Super App in US
December 15, 2025

Gemini Space Station affiliate Gemini Titan has made its prediction markets platform available to customers in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

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One in Five Student Loan Borrowers Have Missed a Payment in 2025
December 14, 2025

More than 9 million student loan borrowers have missed at least one payment this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Bank of America Strategists Say Prediction Markets and Sports Gambling Could Pressure Credit Quality
November 25, 2025

Bank of America strategists reportedly expect consumers’ growing use of prediction markets and sports gambling sites to create new credit risk for lenders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Synchrony CFO: Why Experience — Not Credit — Is the New Competitive Moat in Consumer...
November 24, 2025

For Synchrony Chief Financial Officer Brian Wenzel, the story of today’s consumer isn’t about inflation, credit tightening, or macro stress signals. It’s about expectation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Hourly Wage Drop Foreshadows a $14B Hit to Consumer Spending
November 21, 2025

The “Wage to Wallet™ Index: Wage Volatility’s $14B Consumer Spending Gap,” a collaboration between PYMNTS Intelligence, WorkWhile and Ingo Payments, offers a detailed look inside the U.S. Labor Economy at a moment when small shifts in wages are delivering outsized consequences for spending, confidence and...

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Cash App Offers Insights Into Lending Decisions, Enables Pay Over Time
November 19, 2025

Cash App has announced that it will test a feature that allows users of its money app to see how their choices affect the company’s lending decisions, and a feature that lets its cardholders turn purchases into pay-over-time loans. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Zillow Lets Renters Report Payments to Credit Bureaus
November 19, 2025

Zillow is offering a tool designed to let renters build credit through rent payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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FIS Adds Consumer Auto Finance Capabilities to Asset Finance Platform
November 18, 2025

FinTech company FIS has added U.S. consumer auto finance capabilities to its FIS Asset Finance platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...