Equifax now offers consumer-permissioned financial insights enabled via Mastercard Open Finance alongside the Equifax consumer credit file, the company said in a Friday (Oct. 16) press release. Equifax customers can now access Mastercard Open Finance’s Cash Flow Analytics, which produces cash flow attributes based on...
New Federal Reserve data shows wealth gains cooling among American families amid a spike in loan delinquencies. Released Friday (Oct, 9) the Fed’s latest Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) covers the years 2022 to 2025, a period in which the gross domestic product grew at...
Households added more credit in July across cards and long-term loans, extending the financial obligations that will compete with other spending in the months ahead. Consumer credit grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.2% in July, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest G.19...
QVC Group, the live social shopping company whose brands include QVC and HSN, emerged from bankruptcy with its debt reduced by more than $5 billion, access to a new $600 million asset-based lending facility, and new leadership, the company said in a Thursday (Aug. 6)...
June 23, 2026
A notable shift is showing up in the finances of subprime consumers: fewer of them are regularly carrying credit card balances month after month, suggesting a group often seen only through a risk lens is adapting its payment habits in practical ways. That is one of the clearest takeaways from PYMNTS Intelligence’s “Who Is the Subprime […]
May 28, 2026
Inflation in the United States hit 3.8% in April, its highest in nearly three years. The Iran war sent energy costs soaring 18% year over year. Gasoline has jumped more...
May 11, 2026
Consumers in the United States are still spending. But beneath the spending patterns, a fault line is widening in the way households experience debt, risk and financial security. The PYMNTS...
January 22, 2026
Household finances are increasingly shaped by credit use, as more consumers carry balances month to month rather than paying off purchases in full. According to the PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Pay...
October 16, 2026
Equifax now offers consumer-permissioned financial insights enabled via Mastercard Open Finance alongside the Equifax consumer credit file, the company said in a Friday (Oct. 16) press release. Equifax customers can now access Mastercard Open Finance’s Cash Flow Analytics, which produces cash flow attributes based on up to 24 months of credits, debits and balances; Payment […]
October 11, 2026
New Federal Reserve data shows wealth gains cooling among American families amid a spike in loan delinquencies. Released Friday (Oct, 9) the Fed’s latest Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) covers...
August 07, 2026
QVC Group, the live social shopping company whose brands include QVC and HSN, emerged from bankruptcy with its debt reduced by more than $5 billion, access to a new $600...
July 08, 2026
U.K. neobank Monzo has introduced an automated debt consolidation experience designed to make the process simpler for customers. The new offering relieves customers of the need to contact lenders, check...
