The Federal Trade Commission has launched a sweeping enforcement action targeting what it describes as a “subscription trap” enterprise that allegedly extracted more than a quarter-billion dollars from consumers through deceptive online marketing and billing practices. According to the FTC’s ...

A new VantageScore report shows delinquencies falling across credit tiers while unsecured lending, led by personal loans, continues to grow. Consumer credit performance held steady in May, even as borrowers continued to face higher interest rates and affordability challenges, according ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — CoastLife Credit Union is helping fill a gap in financial education for young people through a program called Financial Fridays. The program invites youth and young adults to spend a half-day at the credit union learning ...

Federal scrutiny of alleged “debanking” practices is accelerating, with subpoenas targeting major banks and potentially broader regulatory enforcement ahead. The implications extend well beyond compliance, raising material legal, financial, and reputational risks. As investigations continue, banks and their leadership teams ...

A federal appeals court has temporarily halted efforts by the Trump administration to significantly reduce staffing at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), preserving the agency’s operational capacity amid an ongoing legal battle over its future scope and authority. The ...

New York City’s SHIELD Rule is driving a major compliance build-out ahead of its September 1, 2026 effective date, and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has begun publishing guidance and rule text that collection stakeholders should be ...

ARMA Group and Force Legal, both owned by Credit Clear Limited, face Federal Court action over notices that allegedly misrepresented the enforceability of debts, escalation to legal action, and potential consequences for non‑payment under Australian Consumer Law. ACCC’s Case Against ...

The CFPB has adopted new Enforcement Principles designed to roll back standards used by the Biden Administration. The bureau recently applied the new principles in attempting to ensure that customers affected by Bilt’s transition of its credit card services to ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Carnival Corporation following a data breach that exposed the personal information of an estimated 6 million people, including more than 800,000 Texas residents. The investigation was According to the Texas ...