Debts news and trends

FTX Considers Sale as Top 50 Creditors Seek $3.1B
Cryptocurrency // November 20, 2022

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX owes its top 50 creditors close to $3.1 billion and is reportedly considering either a sale or reorganization. Meanwhile, FTX’s new CEO — who recently said he’d never seen a company so poorly run — painted a slightly rosier picture of...

Nike, Other Major Brands Report Millions In Bad Debt As Retailers Struggle To Pay Suppliers
Retail // July 15, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on retailers is obvious as companies report plummeting sales, but the pandemic has also delivered a blow to the middlemen, which include makers of apparel and accessories, The Wall Street Journal reported. Giant suppliers that include Columbia Sportswear Co., Nike and...

Italy Considers Mini-BOTs To Pay Gov’t Vendors, Igniting Debate
B2B Payments // June 11, 2019

Amid rising scrutiny over government debt and longer payments to contractors, Italy has churned up debate with its consideration of so-called mini-bills to pay state debts, a proposal that has critics worried about the potential ramifications of such a plan. Reports in Reuters on Sunday...

CFPB Slams Online Lenders
CFPB // April 28, 2017

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just recently filed suit against four online lenders for allegedly collecting on consumer debts they were not legally owed. The CFPB suit, filed in federal court, alleges that Golden Valley Lending, Inc., Silver Cloud Financial, Inc., Mountain Summit Financial,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Two-Thirds of Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Cite Family Financial Support as Key Pressure Point

October 27, 2023
Despite the decrease in inflation rates, living paycheck to paycheck remains a widespread financial reality for many consumers in the United States, encompassing over 60% of the population, PYMNTS Intelligence data shows.  As a result, a significant share of consumers continue to struggle with managing their finances — a challenge that fluctuates with the seasons, according […]

Quick Reads
FTX Considers Sale as Top 50 Creditors Seek $3.1B

November 20, 2022
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX owes its top 50 creditors close to $3.1 billion and is reportedly considering either a sale or reorganization. Meanwhile, FTX’s new CEO — who recently said he’d never seen a company so poorly run — painted a slightly rosier picture of the exchange’s subsidiaries after beginning a strategic review of the […]

Nike, Other Major Brands Report Millions In Bad Debt As Retailers Struggle To Pay Suppliers

July 15, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on retailers is obvious as companies report plummeting sales, but the pandemic has also delivered a blow to the middlemen, which include makers of apparel and...

CFPB Slams Online Lenders

April 28, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just recently filed suit against four online lenders for allegedly collecting on consumer debts they were not legally owed. The CFPB suit, filed in...