Senate Blocks Democratic CFPB Restoration Push On Wednesday, May 13, Senate Republicans blocked a coordinated Democratic effort to restore a series of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau policies that have been rolled back under the Trump administration. Here's a breakdown of ...

Yes. Across multiple empirical studies, fintech adoption is associated with higher lending efficiency in banks—mainly via faster, cheaper, and more accurate credit intermediation—though there are trade‑offs around liquidity, implementation risk, and heterogeneity by bank type. What “lending efficiency” means Lending ...

A recent federal appellate decision held that consumer reporting agencies are not legally required under the FCRA to continuously monitor bankruptcy court dockets for filings affecting tradelines, so long as they reasonably rely on data from their furnishers and investigate ...

In a press release late last month, FCC chairman Brendan Carr said “We must bring meaningful robocall relief to consumers.” In another press release two days later, the commission wrote that “Stopping illegal calls is the FCC’s top consumer protection ...

National Australia Bank (NAB) — Australia's largest business lender — completed the acquisition of London-based fintech Banked on May 14, 2026. No purchase price was disclosed. What Banked Does Banked operates a global Pay by Bank (account-to-account payments) platform that ...

US household debt has reached a record 18.8 trillion dollars, and student loan distress is now one of the weakest points in the consumer credit stack, with delinquencies back above pre‑pandemic norms. What the 18.8T number includes The New York ...

The share of auto loan balances newly entering serious delinquency held at 2.97% in Q1, as originations reached $182 billion. On the Dash: Auto loan balances newly entering serious delinquency held at 2.97% in Q1 2026. Borrowers aged 18 to ...

A federal judge in Virginia has refused to dismiss the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Zillow and Redfin, so the case over their rental‑listing partnership will now move forward into full litigation. What the judge decided U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga ...

The report refers to a not‑yet‑announced plan by CFPB leadership to bring employees back to the office more than a year after its Washington, DC, headquarters was closed and staff were largely sidelined under Trump‑appointed acting director Russell Vought. What ...