Consumer Finance

Consumer financing is when a business offers financing to their customers with help from a professional finance company. This allows the consumer to pay for a good or service they couldn't pay for up front in cash or credit card. Consumer finance is helpful for both businesses and consumers
Consumer Finance
FICO’s Resilience Index Predicts Borrowers’ Risk During Economic Uncertainty
June 29, 2020

In an effort to keep credit flowing amid uncertain economic conditions, FICO has unveiled its FICO Resilience Index. The tool is meant to complement the FICO Score and allow lenders to take into account an individual’s resiliency as they arrive at credit decisions, according to an...

Microsoft Expands Personal Finance Offerings With New ‘Money In Excel’ Product
June 16, 2020

Microsoft’s newest frontier may just be your household budgeting process. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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IRS: Stimulus Card Isn’t Junk Mail
May 28, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to make sure you don’t throw out your prepaid $1,200 government stimulus debit card. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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SoFi Sees Investor Accounts Double Thanks To Fractional Shares
May 27, 2020

The CEO of SoFi, the digital personal finance company based in San Francisco, said its investor accounts have doubled this year, mostly due to fractional shares. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Europeans Save Less, Spend More As Economy Lags
May 25, 2020

European consumers are stockpiling savings as a way to be prudent during the pandemic, but that isn’t having a positive effect on the country’s lagging economy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Spending Down 40 Pct Among JPMorgan Chase Cardholders
May 14, 2020

New research from the JPMorgan Institute shows that Chase cardholders are spending less amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a 40 percent drop during the second through the fourth week of March compared to the same period in 2019. In addition, the average weekly per household...

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Have We Seen The Bottom Of The Student Loan Delinquency Crisis?
May 04, 2020

Long before the advent of the COVID-19 epidemic and the litany of financial and economic disruptions brought in its wake, the student loan situation in the United States was already approaching a crisis point. While the amount of money owed on student loans did manage...

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1 In 4 US Cardholders Saw Credit Limit Cut Over The Last Month
May 04, 2020

Nearly 50 million credit card customers in the U.S. said they have had their credit limit slashed or their card closed in the past month as lenders move to minimize their risk amid the COVID-19 shutdown, a new study revealed. Get the Full Story Complete...

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NY, CA Governors Push For Tighter State Financial Regulation
March 16, 2020

New York and California governors are concerned about careless federal supervision of the financial sector and are advocating for increased state regulatory power, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday (March 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...