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Americans Add $18 Billion in Credit as Borrowing Accelerates

September 09, 2026
QVC Group Emerges From Bankruptcy With $600 Million Asset-Backed Facility
Retail // 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 million asset-based lending facility, and new leadership, the company said in a Thursday (Aug. 6)...

Monzo Deploys ClearScore Tech to Automate Debt Payoffs
Loans // 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 balances and settle borrowing themselves, and it improves their access to consolidation loans by automatically...

Subprime Revolvers Fall 12 Points as Borrowers Shift How They Pay
Consumer Finance // 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...

Inflation Hits Every Generation. But Not in the Same Place.
Economy // 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 than 28%, and diesel has surged nearly 50% since the conflict began. Food-at-home prices are...

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Subprime Revolvers Fall 12 Points as Borrowers Shift How They Pay

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 […]

Inflation Hits Every Generation. But Not in the Same Place.

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...

Consumer Sentiment Update: Consumers Budget Like Pros and Save Like Survivors

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...

BNPL Use Rises as Credit Card Balances Jump

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...

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QVC Group Emerges From Bankruptcy With $600 Million Asset-Backed Facility

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 million asset-based lending facility, and new leadership, the company said in a Thursday (Aug. 6) press release. The news followed QVC Group’s April 16 announcement […]

Monzo Deploys ClearScore Tech to Automate Debt Payoffs

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...

Nearly a Third of US Drivers Have Negative Equity on Their Cars

April 26, 2026
Buying a car in America has gotten harder for a large portion of drivers. That’s according to a report Sunday (April 26) from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) which says...

NY Fed Chief Sees Growing Divide Between Low-Income and High-Income Households

March 03, 2026
A top Federal Reserve official said he sees an increasing divide between low-income and high-income households. John C. Williams, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,...