February 04, 2019
PayPal Credit Reaches $50B In TPV
PayPal Credit said Monday that it has reached $50 billion in total payment volume. The company said that of that tally, PayPal Credit total payment volume in the United States...
February 04, 2019
PG&E Bankruptcy Plans May Hit Suppliers, Too
The ripple effects of PG&E’s bankruptcy may hit billions of dollars in outstanding supplier contracts as renegotiations loom. Elsewhere, Saudi Arabia is spotlighted amid late payments to suppliers.
February 04, 2019
Chinese Corporates Brace For Rising Annual Losses
Amid a sluggish economy and rising debts, China’s corporations are bracing for losses and drops in asset values, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said on Friday (Feb. 1). Nearly 400 publicly listed...
February 04, 2019
China’s WeChat Exposes Debtors Via Social Media
A new Chinese app has been created specifically to shame people who don’t pay their bills. The “deadbeat map” app with WeChat, which was developed by the People’s Court in...
February 04, 2019
Are Mortgages The On-Ramp For Lifelong Financial Management?
Of the scores of innovations and updates to consumer lending seen and written about over the last decade or so, speed is always offered as a central value proposition. Instead...
February 04, 2019
Payday Loans, Pawnshops And Borrowed Credit Cards: How Many Americans...
When it comes to managing personal finances, consumers are seemingly taking one step forward and three steps back. For one thing, the portion of consumers who fell behind on bill...
February 01, 2019
FINANCIAL INVISIBLES
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”FINANCIAL INVISIBLES” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:40|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”The Financial Invisibles Report™, a Unifund collaboration, examines how the general population uses credit and pays bills. It aims to shed light on financial invisibles...
February 01, 2019
Jobs Growth Numbers Mark 100 Months Of Gains
The government shutdown was no speed bump, at least, according to the latest job numbers. Data released on Friday (Feb. 1) morning found that job growth, as measured in January,...
January 30, 2019
PG&E Suppliers Face Uncertainty Amid Bankruptcy Plans
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has filed for bankruptcy protection in anticipation of billions of dollars in expected liabilities resulting from deadly California wildfires, and while the company has vowed...
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