A federal appeals court has agreed to rehear the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) employees’ union case en banc, throwing out an earlier decision that would have allowed the Trump administration to proceed with mass firings at the agency.​ What ...

Student loan delinquencies are rising mainly because pandemic-era protections have ended while many borrowers’ budgets are being squeezed by higher living costs, unstable finances, and policy changes that made repayment more complex and less generous.​ Structural and Policy Shifts The ...

When the Federal Trade Commission announced this month it was taking action against technology company Illuminate Education over a massive 2021 data breach, it added to the list of government measures against the firm since hackers broke into its systems ...

Trump’s CFPB is proposing to sharply narrow the Biden-era small business lending data rule under Dodd‑Frank Section 1071, and that rollback is splitting the lender community into camps. Large trade groups and many banks welcome the changes as overdue relief, ...

Equifax announced it secured 27 new patents in the second half of 2025, with 20 directly supporting its AI initiatives under the EFX.AI strategy. These additions bring its total new patents for 2025 to 62 and expand a portfolio of ...

A Gulf Coast credit union has appointed a new regional executive. Achieva Credit Union has named Ryan Cooke as market president for Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. “Ryan brings a depth of leadership experience and an incredible ability to connect ...

Palm Beach-based credit union deploys a comprehensive fraud detection solution to protect members from identity theft, synthetic identities, income and employment misrepresentation, credit washing, and bust-out schemes SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Velocity Credit Union, a member-owned ...

Auto loan delinquencies in the U.S. are still expected to rise in 2026, but the pace of that increase is projected to slow compared with 2025.​ Headline outlook for 2026 TransUnion’s 2026 Consumer Credit Forecast projects that auto loans 60+ ...

San Diego, CA, December 17, 2025 --(PR.com)-- Newsweek has named California Coast Credit Union one of America’s Best Credit Unions. Cal Coast received the publication’s top five-star rating in their 2026 listing of America’s best credit unions and banks. The annual ...