A federal court in Minnesota has dismissed a proposed Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action challenging a collection agency’s use of text-message hyperlinks to deliver debt-validation information. The ruling provides a favorable pleading-stage result for agencies using digital communications, ...

Freedom Credit Union is collecting donations at all of its branch locations throughout September to support the Alzheimer's Association ...

JACKSON, Miss. — New court filings by the National Credit Union Administration provide a more detailed look at the luxury spending and travel allegedly financed with millions of dollars misappropriated from Jackson Area Federal Credit Union, including an $88,275 Cartier ...

The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on September 10, 2026, issued a joint interim final rule increasing the number of community banks eligible for an 18-month on-site examination ...

HOUSTON - About 15,000 Houston water customers owing a combined $30 million are being targeted in the city's renewed effort to collect past-due utility bills. Despite an earlier statement from Mayor John Whitmire saying disconnections would begin Sept. 8, Houston ...

Strong sales momentum, stable pricing and disciplined inventory management point to a more resilient U.S. auto market than broad economic anxiety would imply. The pressure point remains affordability—particularly for credit-challenged and budget-conscious consumers. By Credit and Collection News Staff Economic ...

By Credit and Collection News Staff An Ontario worker’s allegation that her former employer threatened to place a claimed wage overpayment with a collection agency after she pursued unpaid-wage claims has been dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, ...

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Senate has passed new legislation designed to strengthen protections for consumers whose wages, public benefits and essential property could otherwise be exposed to debt collection, reviving a measure that had been caught in a prolonged ...

A September 3 statement from Revolut disclosed conditional approval for its proposed U.S. national bank and identified three decisions still needed: FDIC approval, Federal Reserve approval and final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The company ...