Credit card debt hit a record $1.21 trillion — here's why ‘no one should be surprised,' expert says
Credit card balances rose in the fourth quarter of 2024, the New York Fed found. Consumer spending continues to remain strong ...
Washington woman’s life savings wiped out by gold coin scam
OLYMPIA, Wash. — After a stellar career as a social worker and mental health program manager for the state of Washington, 73-year-old Barb Putnam, of Olympia, has lost the majority of her life savings ...
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See how many people in Washington don't have bank accounts—and where the most unbanked Americans live
Where are Americans least likely to use a bank? Spokeo analyzed data from the FDIC to illustrate where banking is falling ...
The CFPB took aim at Big Tech. Then Elon Musk moved to dismantle it.
In the days before Musk’s DOGE set its sights on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, X revealed plans for a payments ...
As Musk, Trump administration target CFPB, Democrats defend consumer watchdog's impact
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent agency formed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to safeguard ...
Affirm plans to bring Buy Now, Pay Later debit cards to more users through deal with FIS
Affirm, which pioneered the buy now, pay later business (BNPL), has partnered with FIS in a deal that will allow the fintech company to offer the pay-over-time service to its banking clients and their ...
Bipartisan bill would cap credit card interest rates at 10%
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are expected to introduce bipartisan legislation in the Senate on ...
Americans' credit card debt reaches new record high: New York Federal Reserve
Americans' household debt is at a new all-time high $18.04 trillion, according to a report released Thursday by the Federal ...
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How Washington's unbanked population compares to the rest of the US
Most financial experts agree that the best time to start using a credit card is ... In Washington, 1.8% of residents do not ...
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Bipartisan bill would cap credit card interest rates at 10%
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR ... Americans owe a record $1.17 trillion on their credit cards, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Sen. Sanders and Sen. Hawley argue that ...
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Washington, Maryland lawmakers propose banning credit card swipe fees on sales taxes
(The Center Square) – State lawmakers in Washington ... Banking and credit union groups sued to block it, and it remains in the courts. U.S. merchants pay the highest credit card transaction ...