Democrats’ return to control of Congress is setting up a tougher debate over how technology companies collect consumer information, develop artificial intelligence and finance the infrastructure behind it. For the credit and collection industry, the most consequential issue may be ...

Arkansas recorded 32 Chapter 12 bankruptcy filings during the first nine months of 2026, just one short of its full-year 2025 total, underscoring continued financial pressure on agricultural borrowers and their creditors. The state also led the nation in third-quarter ...

Why It Matters Three U.S. banking agencies took an active part in developing international banking standards from 2010 through 2025, according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). ​ Along with other standard-setting bodies, the Federal ...

New Mexico House Democrats are proposing to spend $2 million in state funds over three years to purchase and cancel as much as $200 million in medical debt, potentially providing relief to between 100,000 and 160,000 residents. The proposal, announced ...

EUGENE, Ore. (KAKE) — A credit union in Oregon will shift most of its roughly 700 employees to a four-day, 32-hour workweek with no loss of pay or benefits starting next year. KATU reports Oregon Community Credit Union was one ...

A Senate confirmation hearing for Federal Communications Commission nominee Danielle Thumann Severs highlighted her plans to combat illegal robocalls and telephone fraud—issues with implications for credit and collection companies that rely on telephone communications to reach consumers. Thumann Severs, senior ...

A Brooklyn priest is suing an Orange County collection agency over a $370.09 hospital bill. Sookram Barran accused the Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley Inc. of violating the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, in a lawsuit filed on ...

Wells Fargo’s expanding loan book, improving profitability and tighter expense controls are strengthening the investment case for the banking giant, with a recent Seeking Alpha analysis outlining a scenario for roughly 25% upside through the end of 2027. For the ...

By Caleb Rosenberg, Taylor Gess & Colin Wilson On October 23, the Washington Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) filed a new notice of proposed rulemaking implementing the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA). The PLPA added anti-evasion provisions including predominant economic ...