Consumer lending

The percentage of consumers who are past due on home equity loans, RV and other personal loans also rose in the third quarter, data released by the American Bankers Association showed.

Former CFPB Director Richard Cordray and consumer advocates have designed a proposed state consumer agency that would subject more financial firms and fintechs to state oversight.

Former CFPB Director Richard Cordray and consumer advocates have designed a proposed state consumer agency that would subject more financial firms and fintechs to state oversight.

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Roughly 55% of Michiganders belong to a credit union but growth rates in the state continue to slow.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to ask the legislature to revamp the current Department of Business Oversight and rename it the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, modeled after the federal CFPB.

An examination of potential sources of upheaval for the financial industry and ideas on how to adapt.

Fed proposal is at odds with the one offered by the FDIC and OCC; judge wants to dispel the “myth” that student loans can’t be expunged in bankruptcy.

Research shows most consumers would prefer more options to pay down their debt early. Here’s why it would also help banks.

A California regulator on Monday denied a lending license to the point-of-sale financier Sezzle in a detailed written decision that could have broader consequences for upstart consumer lenders.