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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched the first in a series of monthly reports to highlight important trends in the consumer complaint data. The monthly report includes data on company performance, complaint volume, state and local information and product trends.

One of the areas where Uber has raised the bar for customer experiences is in payments.

Independent sales organizations are facing an age-old question that has confronted teenagers for centuries: What are they going to do with their future?

A week has passed since the collections and credit world was turned upside down by the Federal Communications Commission when it issued a Declaratory Ruling and Order regarding the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Now what?

Major tech companies are building payment capabilities into their mobile apps, social networks and other offerings. These projects coincide with a rise in mobile commerce, potentially creating a new standard for how consumers shop.

The regulatory landscape has become far more complex for acquirers and independent sales organizations, mainly because federal agencies are showing more interest in the various layers of the payments ecosystem.

With the implementation of “buy now” buttons, social media will turn into a virtual shopping mall, where users can casually browse products from the brands they’re following.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray testified Wednesday before the Senate Banking Committee about the release of the Bureau’s seventh semi-annual report.

The Minnesota Commerce Department announced Wednesday that collection agency Tucker, Albin and Associates Inc. is facing a $500,000 fine for allegedly harassing and threatening small businesses in the state.

A total of 597,589 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings in the first half of 2015, down 13% from the previous six months and down 3% from the same time period in 2014, according to RealtyTrac's Midyear U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.