credit card debt

Ally Sells $2.3 Billion Credit Card Business to CardWorks
Ally Sells $2.3 Billion Credit Card Business to CardWorks
January 22, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Ally Financial has sold its credit card business to consumer finance company Cardworks. The deal, announced in a news release Wednesday (Jan. 22), will see CardWorks and its subsidiary Merrick...

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FTC Begins Sending Refunds to Victims of Debt Relief Scheme
FTC Begins Sending Refunds to Victims of Debt Relief Scheme
January 21, 2025  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun sending more than $5 million in refunds to consumers who were harmed by a deceptive credit card debt...

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Credit Card Defaults Surge to 14-Year High
Credit Card Defaults Surge to 14-Year High
December 30, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Credit card defaults are at their highest level since 2010 as consumers feel increasingly stretched. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Dec. 29), card...

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November Issuer Data Extends Trend of Rising Credit Card Charge-Offs
November Issuer Data Extends Trend of Rising Credit Card Charge-Offs
December 17, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings from several card issuers offer up a mixed portrait of the U.S. consumer in November. Delinquency rates were lumpy,...

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Fed Data: Consumer Revolving Credit Jumps to Nearly 14% Annual Rate
Fed Data: Consumer Revolving Credit Jumps to Nearly 14% Annual Rate
December 08, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

New Federal Reserve data shows American consumers’ credit card debt continuing to climb. The data, released Friday (Dec. 6), showed U.S. consumer credit climbing from...

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Fed: Household Debt Nears $18 Trillion as Delinquencies Pressure Consumers
Fed: Household Debt Nears $18 Trillion as Delinquencies Pressure Consumers
November 13, 2024  |  Economy

New government data shows American consumer debt continuing to grow. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data released its Quarterly Report on...

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As Card Delinquencies Rise, Will Debt Consolidation Loans Have Their Moment?
As Card Delinquencies Rise, Will Debt Consolidation Loans Have Their Moment?
October 09, 2024  |  Loans

Despite the volatility month to month on credit card debt, per government reports, the trend remains, generally, upward and to the right. And for consumers...

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LendingClub and Pagaya Acquire Tally’s Credit Card Management Tech
LendingClub and Pagaya Acquire Tally’s Credit Card Management Tech
October 09, 2024  |  Acquisitions

LendingClub and AI lending network Pagaya have acquired Tally Technologies’ intellectual property. Tally, a FinTech that helped consumers manage credit card debt, closed its doors...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Won’t Find Budgetary Breathing Room From Rate Cuts
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Won’t Find Budgetary Breathing Room From Rate Cuts
September 23, 2024  |  Economy

The initial euphoria that greeted the Federal Reserve’s decision this past week to cut interest rates for the first time in four years was keenly...

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