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Merchants are leveraging their digital gift card platforms for quick digital promotions.

Fair Isaac Co. revealed Thursday that its revamped credit score model will not weigh medical debt as heavily as previous versions, a key change given that medical debt accounts for nearly half of all unpaid collections on consumers' credit reports.

Square is the latest technology company to launch a "bug bounty" program, which rewards volunteer hackers for finding security flaws and bringing them to Square's attention.

More than 1,300 consumers victimized by two related mortgage relief scams will be getting approximately $800,000 as a result of a settlement announced Friday by the federal government.

The deal is for approximately $70 million in cash with Encore Capital making additional payments totaling $126 million to retire some of Atlantic Credit & Finance's debts and obligations.

Two separate cases involving collection agencies that allegedly violated federal debt collection laws were closed Thursday in settlements announced by the Federal Trade Commission.

It's hard to design a Disney's "Frozen" cake with a cash register, but it works like magic with a tablet, according to Dallas-area Society Bakery.

FICO has launched a credit risk prognosis tool financial institutions can use to stress-test their consumer loan portfolios.

A federal court has halted, pending litigation, an operation that allegedly stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from small businesses, doctors’ offices, retirement homes and religious schools by charging them for unwanted listings in an online directory.

PRA Group, an accounts receivable management firm formerly known as Portfolio Recovery Associates, reported second quarter financial results.