Online lender CashCall Inc. is asking a federal court to throw out a $134 million restitution award in a long‑running Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement case, arguing that the Bureau’s own decision to abandon the settlement undermines the judgment and ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. "We've got quite a spread of political beliefs," says the Rev. John Jackman, who leads this 114-year-old red-brick church near Winston-Salem's old ...

has issued a landmark decision significantly expanding presidential authority over independent federal agencies, ruling that former President Donald Trump acted within his constitutional powers when he removed a sitting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioner. In a decision that could reshape ...

ACA International has filed an amicus brief in a pending FDCPA case to defend a “good‑faith” litigation standard and push back against interpretations that would impose strict liability for unintentional violations, reinforcing the importance of intent and reasonableness in debt ...

A House Financial Services Committee markup this week will test competing visions for high‑cost credit and consumer reporting, as lawmakers weigh bills that would expand earned wage access and payday‑style products, slash FCRA remedies, and reconfigure how alternative data flows ...

A ST Helier gym has sought to reassure customers that it remains “fully operational” after a legal notice was published stating its movable assets could be seized to recover an unpaid debt. As reported by the JEP on Friday, a ...

Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch brokerage unit has agreed to pay a $7.5 million civil penalty to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over alleged failures to properly report suspicious activity tied to potential money laundering and other illicit transactions ...

Legislators in at least six states this year have approved measures related to patient medical debt, according to a report on legislative policy trends released Wednesday by United States of Care, a nonpartisan think tank. Many Americans are struggling to afford ...

Global financial technology firm Revolut appears to be gearing up for its official market launch in the Philippines after opening an early access waitlist for local users, although the company has not yet confirmed when the rollout will begin. As ...