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(Bloomberg) — The buy-now, pay-later frenzy is leaving credit-card companies unfazed. Over the past year, dozens of top merchants — from PetSmart to Macy’s Inc. — have added the ability for customers to split up their purchases and…
The financing package includes Alliant Credit Union providing acquisition financing for this unnamed property in Baton Rouge, La. CHICAGO — Chicago-based Alliant Credit Union has provided…
The Federal Trade Commission is returning $772,512 to consumers who were targeted by a debt collector who unlawfully brokered and collected fake debts that the consumers…
Credit union and bank clients — and ultimately the financial institutions where they do business — have been propped up to some degree by federal stimulus…
Congress is mulling over the idea of slapping price controls on what credit card issuers can charge merchants when people use plastic to buy something. Proponents…
In a shift from the previous U.S. economic crisis, credit card issuers last year mostly avoided clamping down on their existing customers’ borrowing limits, according to…
It’s easy to quantify the pain that high levels of debt can cause to one’s finances by either looking at the opportunity cost or the squeeze…
Navigant Credit Union announces two promotions on award-winning residential mortgage team SMITHFIELD, RI (September 30, 2021) — Navigant Credit Union has announced the promotions of two…
The Department of Justice announced today that American Honda Finance Corporation (AHFC) has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that it violated the Servicemembers Civil…
Banks have resisted committing to the most explicit road map for cutting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050, just weeks before the COP26 climate…
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