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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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37% increase of Businesses in critical distress

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The research found that the number of companies rated as being in “critical financial distress” continued to rise, jumping by more than a third in Q2 2022 compared with the same period last year to 1,957, and edging up 3% compared to Q1 2022. General Retailers. Food & Drug Retailers. Support Services. Real Estate.

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Over half of student loan borrowers racked up credit card debt during the payment pause—now experts worry about ‘shock’

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Federal student loan borrowers have had a break from paying back their student loans for over three years now. Though the forbearance may have given them breathing room, helped them add to their savings or pay down other debts, inflation creeping up throughout 2022 undermined a lot of that progress.

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10 year ban for dodgy Director

UK debt collections

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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Meet Our 2023 FICO Decisions Awards Judges

Fico Collections

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 10:29. Thu, 09/29/2022 - 15:15. Nominations are due October 28, 2022, and winners will be announced January 26, 2023. Douglas Blakey, editor, Retail Banker International. Burcu currently leads credit analytics and retail credits at Akbank, one of the largest retail banks in Turkey.

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Lenders Take Note: Federal Banking Agencies Issue Long-Awaited Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule

Troutman Sanders

The final rule retains several key aspects of the proposed rule issued in June 2022, such as flexibility in retail lending evaluations for banks with less than $600 million in assets and new data collection and reporting requirements for banks over $2 billion in assets. Promote transparency and public engagement.

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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