consumer finances

Retailers Face a Spending Squeeze Beyond Struggling Households
Retailers Face a Spending Squeeze Beyond Struggling Households
November 11, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers who lived paycheck to paycheck and kept up with their bills bought from an average of 1.9 discretionary categories over the previous year. That...

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Revolving Debt Jumps as Spending Strains Credit Cards
Revolving Debt Jumps as Spending Strains Credit Cards
November 06, 2026  |  Economy

The fastest-growing part of consumer credit in September was the kind that lets a household put this week’s groceries on next month’s bill. The Federal...

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Anthropic Invites Banks to Help Shape Personal Finance Offerings
Anthropic Invites Banks to Help Shape Personal Finance Offerings
November 05, 2026  |  Consumer Finance

Anthropic is rolling out a Personal Finance feature in Claude and is inviting financial services professionals and firms to help shape how it might work alongside them....

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Happen Doubles Loan Issuance Through App as Deposits Grow 22%
Happen Doubles Loan Issuance Through App as Deposits Grow 22%
October 28, 2026  |  Earnings

Borrowers who came to Happen to pay off credit cards are giving the bank additional sources of business through their savings. Happen, formerly known as...

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Subprime Consumers Keep Paying Cards Despite Budget Pressure
Subprime Consumers Keep Paying Cards Despite Budget Pressure
October 26, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Subprime consumers continue paying their credit cards even as many struggle to cover everyday bills. PYMNTS Intelligence’s May report, “Who Is the Subprime Consumer? A...

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Credit Card Delinquencies Creep Up to 2.6% Among Major Issuers
Credit Card Delinquencies Creep Up to 2.6% Among Major Issuers
October 22, 2026  |  Credit Cards

Credit card delinquencies crept up in September, while net charge-offs declined, according to the latest edition of Seeking Alpha’s Credit Pulse, released Thursday (Oct. 22). This...

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Acorns Acquires Frich to Scale Financial Education
Acorns Acquires Frich to Scale Financial Education
October 16, 2026  |  Acquiring

Acorns has expanded its financial education community by acquiring Frich, the company said in a Wednesday (Oct. 14) press release. Frich is a community where young Americans learn...

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AI Agents Wake Up $1.6 Trillion in Sleepy Bank Deposits
AI Agents Wake Up $1.6 Trillion in Sleepy Bank Deposits
October 08, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo hold about $1.6 trillion in deposits that pay no interest, the Financial Times reported. That money tends...

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Higher Prices Are Splitting Consumers Into Three Camps
Higher Prices Are Splitting Consumers Into Three Camps
October 08, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Americans facing higher bills are taking three different approaches to their paychecks, and the largest group is still holding spending steady or increasing it. That...

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