Consumer Finance

Making More Than Minimum Effort With Credit Cards
November 14, 2016

Making the minimum may require minimum effort … and it provides minimum benefits. 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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Student Loan Borrowers Hit With $125 Million In Interest Charges
October 24, 2016

A new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found student loan borrowers are paying greater than $125 million in interest charges and that more than 8 million people have gone 12 months or more without making any sort of payment on their students loans. Get...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Consumers Are Borrowing … Finally
October 10, 2016

The aftershocks of the financial crisis of 2008 may finally be abating as consumers seem willing to take on more debt and are showing confidence in the U.S economy, according to Bloomberg. Consumers borrowed more in August than they have in the past 12 months,...

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US Consumer Borrowing Up
October 10, 2016

Fueled by school loans and purchases of new cars, U.S. consumers borrowed more in August than they have in almost a year, according to a Bloomberg report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Consumer Deliquencies Fell To Lowest Point In 15 Years Last Quarter
October 07, 2016

Consumers appear to be paying their bills, with the American Bankers Association finding consumer delinquencies fell last quarter to the lowest point in 15 years or more. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Fannie Mae To Get More Credit Info On Home Borrowers
October 03, 2016

Fannie Mae is casting a wider net when it comes to scrutinizing credit details, according to The New York Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Report: Credit Card APRs At Highest Rates In Five Years
September 23, 2016

Americans are carrying more debt than ever before and paying some of the highest credit card rates every recorded, according to new data. 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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Signs Of Inflation In The US
September 16, 2016

After a long period of low interest rates, the Fed might decide on an interest rate hike following indications of inflation, but no announcement is expected by the Fed at its policy meeting next week.

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: A New Credit Risk Model?
August 24, 2016

Could tax liens and judgments soon be excluded from credit risk calculations? Both have an impact on people’s credit scores, making it harder for some people to access credit. But tax-lien and civil-judgment data are used to measure credit risk because they are highly predictive of default,...