Sophisticated artificial intelligence-driven fraud is increasingly targeting U.S. consumers, who are falling victim to schemes that steal their IDS, credit cards or make fraudulent charges, a new analysis has found. According to the latest Top Fraud Trends Report by TransUnion, ...

New Solution Helps to Fast Track Digital Verifications, Reducing Friction for Lenders and Borrowers ATLANTA, April 14, 2026  /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) today announced the launch of The Work Number® Record Indicator for auto or personal loans, a new ...

Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress.com to learn more. Amid rising consumer prices — primarily driven by soaring oil and gas prices as a result of the war in Iran — many Americans are feeling financial pressure. According ...

reached a major class‑action settlement with U.S. merchants over credit card interchange/processing fees, creating a multibillion‑dollar fund and imposing temporary caps and reductions on certain interchange rates. Core settlement points A long‑running antitrust case alleged that Visa, Mastercard, and large ...

The proposed rules would create a supervisory and regulatory regime that should encourage financial institutions to direct more attention and resources toward higher-risk customers and activities and innovative compliance tools By  Eric Goldberg, Andy Lorentz, and Michael Treves The Financial ...

The termination of the CFPB's lease and transfer of its headquarters signals the Trump administration's continued efforts to undermine the consumer protection agency. The U.S. Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has terminated the 14-year lease for ...

Show Caption Hide Caption USA250: 5 Facts about VisaFacts about iconic American brand Visa Visa has shaped how we paid. Check out these five facts, which may surprise you. This story is part of the Iconic Brands series, a USA ...

The CFPB is actively recruiting litigation and appellate attorneys at the same time that its leadership is sharply downsizing and redirecting the enforcement program, so both things are true: they are cutting traditional enforcement capacity while bolstering defensive and rulemaking-focused ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law House Bill 351 on April 16, making Alabama the 21st state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Oregon, Delaware, New ...