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Most families are on financially unsteady ground even as the national economy appears to be recovering from the recession, according to a new analysis.
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A new report on zombie foreclosures found that as of the end of January, 142,462 homes actively in the foreclosure process had been vacated by the homeowners before the bank repossessed the property, accounting for 25% of all active foreclosures.
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The vast majority of companies that collect customer payment information over the phone rely on interactive voice response (IVR) technology to streamline the process and reduce live agent staffing requirements.
February 5
IntraNext Systems -
There have been many attempts in recent years to convince issuers and consumers to store multiple payment accounts in a single high-tech card, typically with an emphasis on consumer choice. A new approach uses the same technology but packs in data analytics to take some of that choice out of consumers' hands.
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A subprime credit card company in Delaware will pay nearly $3 million in refunds and penalties for allegedly charging fees that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says violated federal law.
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PayPal is starting the year without its vice president and general manager of retail and prepaid of the past four years.
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It may take years for most small merchants to accept EMV-chip cards in the U.S., but the country's ultimate goal of adopting the secure payment technology is coming together faster than what was seen in other EMV markets.
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ACA International, DBA International and the National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys are part of a coalition requesting that a key federal regulator address issues related to updating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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WASHINGTON The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking to permanently ban a credit provider in Texas from offering any services because of allegations that it ran a "sham credit card" business.
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New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman issued an alert Wednesday based on ongoing complaints from consumers reporting being contacted by scammers posing as an attorney from the AG's office.
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