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Q3 Industry Insights: Preparing for Credit Card Bills, Student Loans and Holiday Spending

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Economic stressors persist and are likely contributing to many consumers relying on credit to cover expenses, while the resumption of student loan payments adds another financial obligation to the mix. trillion in student debt under the CARES Act, student loan payments resume this month. After three years of relief from payments on $1.6

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10 year ban for dodgy Director

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The insolvency service has issued a huge 10 year ban to a rogue director following investigations. Grigorijs Hacaturjancs, 34, originally from Latvia, has been disqualified as a director for 10 years after fraudulently claiming a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan.

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How Buy Now, Pay Later is Transforming Online Shopping With Gen Z

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Since the start of the pandemic, millions of international consumers, especially Gen Z (10-25 years old), have gravitated toward using this service. According to a study by Forbes , BNPL use among Gen Z has grown 600% since 2019. Why are BNPLs Popular with Gen Z? According to a report from J.D.

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Q2 Industry Insights: Higher Monthly Expenses for Consumers, Regulatory Guidance for Financial Institutions

True Accord

The ending of various pandemic-era benefits including the pause on student loan payments will impact consumers in the coming months. In June, after 10 straight rate hikes, the Federal Reserve left the policy rate unchanged at the 5%-5.25% range , to allow time to see impacts from previous rate hikes. The CPI rose 0.2% 9%) to $17.05

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Debt Collection Now and Post-Covid

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The number of those actually furnishing payment information to the consumer reporting agencies has decreased in the last 10 years. For example, consider leisure and hospitality workers, whose employment fell by over 20% compared to 2019, or book retailers and news dealers, who recorded a 48.9% drop from 2019.

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What Is Identity Theft?

Credit Corp

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), there were more than 650,000 victims of identity theft in 2019, making ID theft the most-reported type of FTC complaint. That was the case for at least 1 in 10 Americans ages 16 and older in 2016, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Loans and Leases.

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Inflation Causing Rise In Card Debt And Consumers Living Paycheck To Paycheck

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News & World Report shows that more than eight in 10 Americans who have credit card debt are experiencing anywhere from a little to a lot of anxiety about it. Credit Card, Personal Loan Delinquencies Expected to Surge in 2023. The number of “buy now, pay later” loans grew more than tenfold during the pandemic, a U.S.