Debt collectors are historically an unpopular group of people. Even the Bible has shade to throw their way. (Debt collectors, Biblically speaking, share a category with adulterers, swindlers and the unjust.) Part of that is the nature of the beast. Spending money is a good deal...
What happens to a company when demand is so high that it can’t scale fast enough? What happens when bad guys make off with the cryptocurrencies its supposed to be trading, unauthorized charges gather steam or glitches snowball? If you’re cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, with a...
As the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) remains in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and members of Congress, data privacy has been top of mind — namely, who should have access to that data. According to news from Fortune Magazine, the Financial CHOICE Act, which was approved...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its monthly complaint report Wednesday (May 31) that showed older consumers frequently report servicing problems with reverse mortgages, difficulties recovering money after financial scams, confusion around deferred interest credit cards and frustration when experiencing charges for unauthorized add-on products. In...
June 15, 2017
As the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) remains in the crosshairs of the Trump administration and members of Congress, data privacy has been top of mind — namely, who should have access to that data. According to news from Fortune Magazine, the Financial CHOICE Act, which was approved along party lines recently, has a stipulation that the CFPB […]
June 01, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its monthly complaint report Wednesday (May 31) that showed older consumers frequently report servicing problems with reverse mortgages, difficulties recovering money after financial scams,...
December 28, 2016
When it comes to complaints lodged with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about debt collection, the government agency said attempts to collect debt on money that is not owed were...
August 31, 2016
The latest monthly complaint report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, released on Aug. 30, shows that the top-of-mind complaints centered on banking, ranging from accounts to services. The government...
