From today’s New York Times: How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? Tara Siegel Bernard, a personal finance reporter, discussed the…
From today’s ABC News Online: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the longest-running government shutdown in U.S. history came at a price. It cost the economy $11 billion, with…
From today’s Los Angeles Times: If all goes according to Republican plan, this is the week a person with no experience in consumer protection will take over the consumer watchdog…
From today’s Wall Street Journal: Credit scores for decades have been based mostly on borrowers’ payment histories. That is about to change. Fair Isaac Corp. FICO -4.72% , creator of…
From today’s ABC News Online: The Senate passed a measure Wednesday that would give airline passengers new rights and should help make an often frustrating experience easier. But the bill,…
From today’s New York Times: Consumers will soon be able to freeze their credit files without charge. So if you have not yet frozen your files — a recommended step…
From today’s CNN News: A federal judge ruled that the Betsy Devos-led Department of Education improperly delayed implementing a rule to give some student loan borrowers relief. U.S. District Judge…
From today’s Wired Magazine: VENMO, THE POPULAR payment app owned by PayPal, has become the default way millions of Americans settle a check, pay a friend back for coffee, or…
From today’s NPR News: The federal official in charge of protecting student borrowers from predatory lending practices has stepped down. In a scathing resignation letter, Seth Frotman, who until now…
From today’s Military Times: In the wake of reports that a key federal consumer protection agency is considering pulling back from efforts to protect service members from predatory lenders, 49…