Income

Middle-Class Crunch Leads to Consumer Cutbacks and Merchant Trade Downs 

Middle-Class Crunch Leads to Consumer Cutbacks and Merchant Trade Downs 
Middle-Class Crunch Leads to Consumer Cutbacks and Merchant Trade Downs 
August 23, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers making between $50,000 and $100,000 may be caught in a middle-income “crunch” these days as inflation’s growth slows while still trending upwards, and real wages stagnate....

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Plaid Teams With Pinwheel for Direct Deposit Services
Plaid Teams With Pinwheel for Direct Deposit Services
August 17, 2023  |  Personal Finance

Plaid says it has added income and employment data platform Pinwheel to its partner network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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27% of US Consumers Pulled Money From Savings to Manage Credit Card Debt
27% of US Consumers Pulled Money From Savings to Manage Credit Card Debt
February 28, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

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Digital Economy Income Gap Widens Year Over Year
Digital Economy Income Gap Widens Year Over Year
February 17, 2023  |  Connected Economy

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More than Half of High-Income Consumers Now Live Paycheck to Paycheck
More than Half of High-Income Consumers Now Live Paycheck to Paycheck
January 30, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

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Consumers Earned and Spent More in October 
Consumers Earned and Spent More in October 
December 01, 2022  |  Economy

Consumers’ incomes and expenditures increased by about the same rate in October.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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US Business Activity Keeps Shrinking With Low Demand, High Inflation
US Business Activity Keeps Shrinking With Low Demand, High Inflation
October 25, 2022  |  Economy

Business activity in the U.S. shrank for the fourth month in a row amid continued high inflation and a decline in demand. Get the Full...

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Pinwheel Launches New Consumer Income Data Product for Banks, FinTechs 
Pinwheel Launches New Consumer Income Data Product for Banks, FinTechs 
September 27, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

Income and employment data provider Pinwheel has launched a new product that provides up-to-date consumer income data — including historical, current and projected data. Get...

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Employment Verification Startup Urges FTC to Probe Payroll Data Brokers
Employment Verification Startup Urges FTC to Probe Payroll Data Brokers
September 27, 2022  |  Data

Silicon Valley employment verification startup is urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an investigation into alleged anti-competitive and anti-consumer practices by some...

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