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Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly

Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly
Affirm Launches New Features To Help Consumers Spend Responsibly
November 13, 2018  |  Alternative Credit

“The more I looked at retailer-sponsored finance, the more I realized people routinely end up paying atrociously more than they bargained for … This is...

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Pew Pushes Installment Loans As Regulated Payday Alternative
Pew Pushes Installment Loans As Regulated Payday Alternative
October 17, 2018  |  Alternative Credit

Short-term lending – specifically, payday loans – have attracted a lot of attention in recent years, from the media and from the regulators. Get the...

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Will Square’s Stock Drop Shift Attention To Credit Risk?
Will Square’s Stock Drop Shift Attention To Credit Risk?
October 09, 2018  |  Earnings

Shares of Square dropped more than 8 percent on Monday (Oct. 8), as a bear on the Street said the firm is taking on credit...

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CFPB Drops Investigation Into Lender That Donated To Mulvaney
CFPB Drops Investigation Into Lender That Donated To Mulvaney
January 24, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has dropped its investigation into World Acceptance Corp., which had been accused of taking advantage of low-income borrowers. Get...

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CFPB’s Change Of Payday Lending’s Heart?
CFPB’s Change Of Payday Lending’s Heart?
August 29, 2017  |  Alternative Credit

The final payday lending rules are coming, but reporting by The Wall Street Journal over the weekend suggests that they may not take quite the toll on...

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Today in Data: Walmart’s Finance And Digital News
Today in Data: Walmart’s Finance And Digital News
August 23, 2017  |  Today In Data

Since 1962, Walmart has been the de facto discount grocery chain of choice for many across the United States. While the retailer’s tagline was “Always...

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CFPB Throws The Book At Payday Loan Aggregator
CFPB Throws The Book At Payday Loan Aggregator
April 22, 2016  |  Cybersecurity

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Thursday (April 21) that it had taken action against the cofounding duo of a company that resold loan...

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