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Not having any cash on you or forgetting to pack a lunch can seem like an emergency when you’re hungry at lunchtime. Having a credit card can save the day by paying for a small, manageable expense. A…
An atypically high number of mortgage delinquencies and forbearance programs should not significantly affect property tax payments, reported Fitch Ratings, provider of credit ratings, commentary and…
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul, Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Secretary-designee Randy Romanski, along with…
A Santa Ana company will pay at least $835,000 to settle allegations from the federal government it operated a student debt loan scheme that charged illegal…
Becoming a prime borrower is a good financial goal to have. And if you’re already there, maintaining your score will pay off. Those with prime credit…
As part of American Banker’s Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance program, we have selected five “Top Teams” for 2020. Bank of America is one…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing a Sept. 30 deadline, approved the Debt Collection Licensing Act and legislation to create the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation…
Attorney General’s office says those involved used extremely deceptive and abusive tactics to collect debts. ALBANY, N.Y. — An operation that used, what the New York…
When President Trump signed a memorandum, on August 8, calling for a “lost wages assistance program,” many of the details were not yet worked out. This…
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