Wells Fargo has named Kleber Santos sole CEO of Consumer Banking and Lending, while Saul Van Beurden will focus exclusively on leading artificial intelligence across the company, separating responsibilities the executives had shared since last year. The changes, announced Oct ...

More than $511,000 in delinquent utility bills remained unpaid in Le Sueur as of Oct. 8, as city officials weighed how to collect outstanding balances and whether changes to the city’s enforcement practices could improve payment rates. Balances declined from ...

TransUnion More than half of U.S. business leaders reported increased scam and authorized fraud activity over the past year as fraudsters use AI to scale attacks and exploit trusted relationships CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New findings from ...

New York City is proposing new restrictions on automated customer service systems that would require businesses to disclose when consumers are interacting with a bot and provide a straightforward path to human assistance. The proposal could have implications for credit ...

The Trump administration’s next round of banking reforms is shaping up to be more difficult than its initial deregulatory push, as federal agencies confront questions that cannot be resolved simply by rolling back their predecessors’ policies. After moving largely together ...

The next recession could accelerate artificial intelligence-related layoffs as businesses look to cut labor costs, potentially adding another source of financial strain for consumers and complicating recoveries for creditors and collection agencies. Goldman Sachs economist Joseph Briggs warned in an ...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has identified approximately $270 million in suspicious financial activity potentially tied to federal student aid fraud and referred its findings to federal investigators, the Treasury Department announced Oct. 19. The findings stem from a review ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is asking a California federal judge to order Merchants Bank of Indiana to turn over approximately $144 million in collateral tied to its judgment against CashCall, escalating a dispute over the bank’s refusal to release ...

For lenders and debt collectors, more tailored service starts with consumer information—and raises questions about privacy, accuracy and control. Artificial intelligence can help a lender deliver a more relevant message or a collection agency offer a repayment option that better ...