Instant payouts may be more than a faster way to move money. For banks, they could become a new front door for deposit growth. That...
Rent doesn’t wait for payday. As shelter costs continue to climb and consume a larger share of household budgets, consumers are looking for ways to...
Housing pressures are reportedly leading more companies to offer “rent now, pay later” loans. That’s according to a report Tuesday (June 9) from the Financial Times (FT),...
For millions of households, rent is the anchor expense that dictates everything else. PYMNTS Intelligence has estimated that housing absorbs 37% of take-home pay for...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Affirm has partnered with FinTech company Esusu to enable some people to pay their rent in two installments, CNBC...
Zillow is offering a tool designed to let renters build credit through rent payments. CreditClimb, announced by the real estate company Wednesday (Nov. 19), lets renters have their...
More consumers’ rent payments are being reported to credit reporting agencies, possibly because of new laws and consumers self-reporting those payments, according to TransUnion. The...
Los Angeles accused rental startup Blueground of price gouging following the city’s wildfires. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto’s office filed a civil action against the...