Cuts to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are starting to hit Americans’ credit as they face difficulty removing erroneous entries, costing some housing and loans. Several oversight agencies and nonprofits suggested the agency is on life support as Americans ...

The number of Americans facing home foreclosures jumped for the 12th month in a row last month, hitting the owners of nearly 40,000 homes and raising concerns about the housing affordability crisis, according to a new report. In February, 38,840 ...

recently lost a major UK court challenge to the payments regulator’s plan to cap certain cross‑border card fees, and they also face fresh UK collective actions over allegedly unlawful interchange charges. The recent UK court ruling In January 2026, the ...

On March 5, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that the commission plans to vote on during its March 26 Open Commission Meeting. The proposal seeks to address offshore call centers, with a particular ...

A strong comprehensive privacy bill has passed the Maine Senate. The Maine Online Data Privacy Act, LD 1822, closely mirrors the privacy law Maryland passed in 2024 and would extend essential privacy protections to Mainers. The bill passed the House of Representatives last ...

(InvestigateTV) — A data breach doesn’t always mean a person’s identity has been stolen, but experts say it increases the risk and is a reason to monitor accounts and credit closely. James Lee, president of the Identity Theft Resource Center ...

Car payments have been climbing for years, and for many buyers, the numbers are starting to stretch household budgets. Higher vehicle prices and rising interest rates have pushed monthly payments into a territory that once seemed unthinkable for a typical ...

Washington AG defends expanded powers The Washington Attorney General’s Office pushed back against criticism of giving it more power to demand records and compel testimony without judicial oversight, calling Republican concerns “baseless Chicken Little predictions.” Republican lawmakers say House and ...

An Idaho bill to tighten payday lending that legislators started softening after testimony from Moneytree, a major regional payday lender. Based on what’s visible and on Moneytree’s prior playbook in Washington and elsewhere, the core story is: legislators initially advanced ...