Merchant

A home builder that offers home financing has settled FTC charges that it deceived consumers by advertising low-cost mortgages while hiding fees and not disclosing critical information.

Legislation aimed at allowing student loan borrowers to refinance their debt died in the Senate on Wednesday after it failed to get the required 60 votes needed to advance the bill.

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state's payday lenders can keep making the short-term loans, reversing a judgment from the Ninth District (Ohio) Court of Appeals.

Merchants are likely to find the final sprint to meet the U.S. EMV liability-shift deadline is a tougher task for them than it is for card issuers.

A lawsuit filed by marijuana activists in Denver District Court claims that collecting pot taxes violates the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Tax compliance provider Avalara has made many connections within the payments industry to respond to merchant demand for built-in tax reporting functions at the point of sale.

A payment processing company has settled charges that it helped facilitate a credit card interest rate reduction scam that bilked tens of thousands of consumers out of nearly $10 million.

A former U.S. Bank employee, believed to be the man suspected of taking bribes from a Florida-based debt buyer, is currently awaiting sentencing for taking kickbacks in another case.

ACA International responded to criticism of a proposal that would allow private collection agencies to recover unpaid taxes owed to the Internal Revenue Service.

A total of 14 M&A transactions involving health care revenue cycle vendors were completed in the 12 months ended March 31 for a combined $310 million in deal value, according to a report.