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House Committee Threatens CFPB’s Cordray With Contempt Charges
House Committee Threatens CFPB’s Cordray With Contempt Charges
June 08, 2017  |  CFPB

In another salvo lobbed by Congress and, specifically, Republicans toward the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the House Financial Services Committee is, as The American...

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Why Millennials Love Subscriptions
Why Millennials Love Subscriptions
May 11, 2017  |  Vantiv

When it comes to buying subscriptions, there is something of a generation gap emerging — at least when it comes to products, according to the latest...

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Bringing Financing Down To Size
Bringing Financing Down To Size
May 10, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Merchants and consumers alike have a host of reasons to love financing. Consumers get to purchase more or better than their cash budgets might have...

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What Post-Millennials Like
What Post-Millennials Like
April 27, 2017  |  Retail

Just as marketers started to get the hang of this newfangled “millennial” crowd, the next generation comes along to shake things up with different values,...

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Gen Z Goes Phys-igtal
Gen Z Goes Phys-igtal
April 25, 2017  |  Data Drivers

Think the youngest generation lives to live online? Think again. Generation Z swells with in store shoppers – to the point where 98 percent of...

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ThredUP And The Resale Retail Revolution
ThredUP And The Resale Retail Revolution
April 14, 2017  |  Retail

Resale retail is a rapidly exploding business — particularly if one happens to be in the business of reselling clothes. According to thredUP’s most recent resale...

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FICO’s New Groove
FICO’s New Groove
March 14, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

About half of all Americans who took the SAT still remember their score 25 years later. Only about 40 percent of Americans, on the other...

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Credit Card Rewards App Sift Announces $1.5 Million Seed Round
Credit Card Rewards App Sift Announces $1.5 Million Seed Round
March 13, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Sift, a free application that ensures credit card customers reap the full benefits of their cards, announced a $1.5 million seed round last week, as...

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Quicken’s Apps Get An Upgrade
Quicken’s Apps Get An Upgrade
October 14, 2016  |  Mobile Applications

Quicken, now separated from Intuit, is looking to make a name as an independent company providing financial management solutions for individuals and small businesses. This...

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