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Credit Unions Seek Level Playing Field To Offer Innovation

Credit Unions Seek Level Playing Field To Offer Innovation
Credit Unions Seek Level Playing Field To Offer Innovation
August 01, 2017  |  Credit Unions

Let’s give credit unions, yes, the credit they deserve. Take membership, for instance, which recently reached 108 million, a sign the market is enjoying a boom....

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Current State of U.S. Consumer Confidence
Current State of U.S. Consumer Confidence
July 17, 2017  |  Retail

Since the recession of 2008, the retail industry has been in constant flux and has seen a mere two percent expansion over the last eight...

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U.S. Consumer Borrowing Posts Biggest Increase In Six Months
U.S. Consumer Borrowing Posts Biggest Increase In Six Months
July 11, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

The American people are feeling more confident about spending, if last month’s consumer borrowing numbers are any indicator. Borrowing patterns tend to correlate directly with...

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This Is Brexit? First U.K. Consumer Spending Drop In Four Years
This Is Brexit? First U.K. Consumer Spending Drop In Four Years
June 13, 2017  |  International

The pound has been on a downward spiral since the Brexit referendum, and that inflation is reflected in lack of consumer spending. In May, the...

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Smart Sizzles, Dodd-Frank Fizzles And Sears Might Be Signing Off?
Smart Sizzles, Dodd-Frank Fizzles And Sears Might Be Signing Off?
March 24, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Live by the fickle consumer, and, if you’re a (very) aging retailer, possibly die by the fickle consumer. In commerce, history only goes so far,...

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