consumer finance

LendingClub Extends Balance Transfer To More Customers

LendingClub Extends Balance Transfer To More Customers
LendingClub Extends Balance Transfer To More Customers
June 18, 2019  |  Loans

To drive savings and simplicity while improving financial health, LendingClub has extended balance transfer to more borrowers. The offering lets borrowers seamlessly pay credit cards...

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Solving The $50B Elective Medical Procedure Payments Problem
Solving The $50B Elective Medical Procedure Payments Problem
June 18, 2019  |  Healthcare

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Senators Urge CFPB To Reconsider Debt Collection Overhaul
Senators Urge CFPB To Reconsider Debt Collection Overhaul
June 10, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A group of senators is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reconsider a recently proposed overhaul of debt collection practices that among other things...

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Battle Over Payday Lending Shifts To Public Comments
Battle Over Payday Lending Shifts To Public Comments
May 14, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The battle over payday lending — specifically, how tough U.S. federal rule will be in governing the industry — is heating up as an important deadline looms....

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Helping Millennials Live Financially Ever After
Helping Millennials Live Financially Ever After
April 12, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

When Honeyfi got off the ground in 2017, it had a pretty simple idea. Couples could better manage their financial lives if they had a...

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Pressure Mounts On CFPB Over Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Pressure Mounts On CFPB Over Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
April 09, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Launched in 2008 as a provision of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA), the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program’s objectives were pretty straightforward....

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Rhode Island Eyes Capping Credit Card Interest Rates
Rhode Island Eyes Capping Credit Card Interest Rates
April 09, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

In the United States, credit card balances and the interest rates charged on those balances are on the rise. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Earnin Investigated For Offering Covert Payday Loans
Earnin Investigated For Offering Covert Payday Loans
April 05, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Silicon Valley-based financial services startup Earnin has potentially run afoul of New York State regulators with its payday advance product for consumers. The New York...

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