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The Final CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Is Here (Expect Controversy)

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The use of prepaid cards has exploded over the last decade or so — in 2003 consumers put less than $1 billion on prepaid cards annually, but by 2012 that figure had grown to $65 billion and by 2018 that figure is projected to reach as much as $121 billion. The user base of prepaid cards has grown significantly as well.

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The Few, the Proud, the Protected — Provisions in SCRA That Financial Institutions Must Be Aware Of

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The Act was revisited frequently in the 20 th Century and became the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act in December 2003. The reduced interest rate applies to credit card debts, car loans, business obligations, student loans and other debts, as well as fees, service charges, and renewal fees. Protection for small-business owners.

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Why Senior Debt Has Spent Two Decades Spiking

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credit card debt hit an all-time high of $930 billion, higher than the previous peak hit just ahead of the financial crisis of 2008. Much of the attention out of that report went toward the uptick in delinquencies that has followed up with the increase in card debt. About two weeks ago, U.S. It’s something we are looking into.”.

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Data Dive, Farewells Edition: Apple, Chase, SoFi, Uber

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Stripe rolled out chargeback protection, Apple rolled out its take on sign-in authentication , Mastercard launched an open banking platform and Visa and Western Union paired on a global push to card payments – and those are just the top headlines. Finn accounts will now be changed over to Chase accounts.

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The Future of Noninterest Income at Financial Institutions

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Financial institutions generate most of their income by lending and investment activities. Once accounting for 46 percent of bank revenue (2003), more recently, noninterest income averages closer to 34 percent (2018). Types of Noninterest Income. An important source of revenue. And it is trending downward.

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Independence Edition: Square, Amazon And LendUp

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The move follows the release of Square’s prepaid debit card last month — and a new stab at more direct competition with the likes of PayPal, Affirm and Synchrony Financial. Square already securitizes its SMB lending debt that way. Consumer lending with Square will be getting a test drive in six U.S.

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Fighting digital banking fraud – Part 1: Know the threat

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million people over the past year, marking a record high since Javelin began tracking identity fraud in 2003. This is partly a result of the expanding rollout of EMV cards and POS terminals , which will reduce card present transaction and counterfeit card fraud.

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