Illustration: Jonathan Hurtarte/Bloomberg Law Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is hiring two appellate attorneys to bolster its legal defense ...

The Market Pulse Index for the First Half of 2025 Highlights Generational Divides in Financial Health as Consumers Look Ahead to the Holiday Season ATLANTA, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) today released its inaugural Market Pulse Index report – ...

Dive Brief: The City of Baltimore has filed a lawsuit against New York-based fintech MoneyLion, alleging the company misled and manipulated consumers into taking out small-dollar, short-term loans known as Instacash Advances, which come with high fees. “MoneyLion has preyed ...

Complaints about aggressive debt collection have skyrocketed in recent months, federal data shows, a sign that more Americans are falling behind on credit cards and medical bills. The rise in debt-collection complaints also suggests debt collectors may feel emboldened, some ...

The ranking comes after the credit union was named No. 2 nationally in 'Best Credit Unions to Work For.' Nida Tazeen  |  Reporter Assisted by AI MANITOWOC – UnitedOne Credit Union has been named one of the best places to ...

From now until October 24th, VyStar Credit Union and Ronald McDonald House are teaming up for a Teddy Bear Drive across Florida and Georgia. The release states an ongoing shortage of teddy bears at Ronald McDonald House locations means many ...

Introduction Customer expectations are evolving faster than ever, and businesses that fail to keep up risk losing both loyalty and market share. Today’s customers want more than quick answers—they expect personalized, seamless, and always-available support across every channel. Traditional call ...

When Stock Portfolios Matter More Than Paychecks The most significant development in September’s data isn’t what happened. It’s why it happened. Higher-income spending growth is increasingly decoupled from wage growth alone, driven instead by wealth effects that magnify market gains ...

A group of Congressional Democrats filed an amicus brief calling for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to rehear a case on the Trump Administration’s mass firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In the brief, ...