consumer finance

Age Gives Financial Providers Clues to Customers’ Financial Pressures
Age Gives Financial Providers Clues to Customers’ Financial Pressures
October 29, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

A smaller savings balance can send the same warning to a bank while concealing very different problems for the customer. For some consumers, everyday bills...

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Parents Split on What Makes Buy Now, Pay Later Options Attractive
Parents Split on What Makes Buy Now, Pay Later Options Attractive
October 26, 2026  |  BNPL

Pay later providers competing on monthly payment size, total cost and interest-free terms face different definitions of an attractive offer — even among households with...

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Gasoline Surge Tests Consumers With Little Left in the Tank
Gasoline Surge Tests Consumers With Little Left in the Tank
October 14, 2026  |  Economy

September gave consumers lower prices on appliances, furniture and some food categories. It also gave them a 9.1% increase in gasoline prices. The Consumer Price...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Are Running Out of Expenses to Cut
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Are Running Out of Expenses to Cut
October 13, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

For millions of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, the hardest part of managing money may be reaching the point where there is nothing left to...

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Overdrafts Expose a Divide in Credit Access
Overdrafts Expose a Divide in Credit Access
October 09, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Running short of money before the next paycheck can force a consumer into making choices: let the checking account go negative, delay a bill, carry...

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Consumers Brace for Higher Prices and Plan to Spend More Anyway
Consumers Brace for Higher Prices and Plan to Spend More Anyway
October 08, 2026  |  Economy

Consumers are entering the final months of the year less worried about losing their jobs, more worried about prices and less confident about where their...

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Consumers Trust Their Jobs as Savings Run Thin
Consumers Trust Their Jobs as Savings Run Thin
October 01, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers may still feel secure about their jobs, but a thinner savings cushion is changing the financial environment in which they manage their money. This...

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Weaker Job Prospects Put Consumers’ Cash Cushions in Focus
Weaker Job Prospects Put Consumers’ Cash Cushions in Focus
September 10, 2026  |  Economy

Americans aren’t expecting a wave of pink slips, but they’re becoming less confident about what would happen if they needed another job. The Federal Reserve...

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Surprise Bills Test the Value of Subprime Credit
Surprise Bills Test the Value of Subprime Credit
September 09, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Watch more: Need to Know With Concora Credit’s Jason Tinurelli An emergency expense doesn’t need to overwhelm a household budget to create a credit problem....

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