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Experian Launches New Credit Reporting Agency to Deliver Cash Flow Insights
Loans // October 06, 2026

Experian has launched a new consumer reporting agency that helps financial institutions leverage consumer-permissioned cash flow insights to support underwriting decisions, the company said in a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release. The Experian Cashflow Data Bureau operates under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and...

Lenders Find Creditworthy Borrowers Hiding in the Data
Loans // October 06, 2026

A credit file doesn’t capture every signal lenders can use to judge whether a borrower will repay. Roughly 25 million U.S. adults lack enough recent credit activity to generate a usable score, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) noted last year, as PYMNTS reported. PYMNTS...

OCC Grants Clean Bill of Health to 13 Banks in Latest Community Lending Audit
Bank Regulation // October 02, 2026

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rated three banks “outstanding” and 10 “satisfactory” in its latest list of banks examined for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance, the OCC said in a Thursday (Oct. 1) press release. Among the OCC’s performance evaluations that became...

SEC Calls for Greater Rigor in Valuing Private Credit Assets
Legal & Regulation // September 28, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission is calling on the financial industry to take care in valuing private assets, including private credit, according to a Monday (Sept. 28) statement. “Statement on Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Considerations for Private Assets” was made by SEC Chief Accountant...

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Lenders Find Creditworthy Borrowers Hiding in the Data

October 06, 2026
A credit file doesn’t capture every signal lenders can use to judge whether a borrower will repay. Roughly 25 million U.S. adults lack enough recent credit activity to generate a usable score, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) noted last year, as PYMNTS reported. PYMNTS Intelligence separately found that 35% of subprime consumers have neither […]

Affirm Bets on Where Borrowers Are Headed

September 21, 2026
Watch more: Monday Conversation With Affirm’s Libor Michalek Picture someone who had a bad year. A few bills went unpaid, and their credit score took the hit. Then things turned...

Study Finds Credit Card Loyalty Is More Fragile Than It Looks

September 14, 2026
A credit card can go from first choice to forgotten backup faster than an issuer can say “statement credit.” Once the wallet changes order, the next purchase often follows the...

Surprise Bills Test the Value of Subprime Credit

September 09, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Concora Credit’s Jason Tinurelli An emergency expense doesn’t need to overwhelm a household budget to create a credit problem. For subprime consumers, a medical...

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Experian Launches New Credit Reporting Agency to Deliver Cash Flow Insights

October 06, 2026
Experian has launched a new consumer reporting agency that helps financial institutions leverage consumer-permissioned cash flow insights to support underwriting decisions, the company said in a Tuesday (Oct. 6) press release. The Experian Cashflow Data Bureau operates under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and builds on Experian’s experience in credit, consumer reporting and analytics, […]

OCC Grants Clean Bill of Health to 13 Banks in Latest Community Lending Audit

October 02, 2026
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rated three banks “outstanding” and 10 “satisfactory” in its latest list of banks examined for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) compliance, the OCC...

SEC Calls for Greater Rigor in Valuing Private Credit Assets

September 28, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission is calling on the financial industry to take care in valuing private assets, including private credit, according to a Monday (Sept. 28) statement. “Statement on...

Avant Joins FinTech Push to Bring Banking In-House

September 18, 2026
FinTech company Avant filed an application to establish an insured national bank called Avant Bank, N.A., the company said in a Friday (Sept. 18) press release. Avant filed the application...