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Category: Consumer Debt

Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Fizzled for Americans Bigly

December 28, 2020 CardBuzz Staff 23 Comments

President Trump, after signing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on Dec. 22, 2017, called it “rocket fuel”…

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Posted in: Banking, CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Data, Debt, Economy, Federal Reserve, Mortgages, Profits, Taxes, Uncategorized

Fake Debts Spreading Among CRAs

December 15, 2020 CardBuzz Staff 85 Comments

The Federal Trade Commission is targeting fake debts and recently took action against a Missouri collection company and its owners, alleging that…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Debt, Debt Collection, FTC, Litigation, Scams, Uncategorized

Kicking the Trade – Repo a New Personal Financial Tool

February 19, 2020 CardBuzz Staff

The trade-in, where a buyer hands a car back to a dealership and uses it as credit toward another one,…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Debt, Debt Collection, Fraud, Uncategorized

FICO 10 to Expand Sub-Prime Consumer Credit Market

January 24, 2020 CardBuzz Staff

The popular FICO credit score has been upgraded to the FICO 10 model and will start incorporating consumers’ debt levels…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Credit Scoring, Uncategorized

Student Debt Can Be Discharged in Bankruptcy

January 23, 2020 CardBuzz Staff

A federal judge in New York discharged more than $220,000 in student loans for a borrower. In her ruling, Chief Bankruptcy…

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Posted in: Bankruptcy, CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Student Loans, Uncategorized

Consumer Card Debt Remains in a Yo-Yo Funk

CardBuzz Staff

The erratic pattern of consumer spending and borrowing in 2019 was realized again in November, after a robust October. Over…

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Posted in: BUSINESS, Consumer Debt, Spending, Uncategorized

Americans Jump Start Holiday Credit Card Debt

December 20, 2019 CardBuzz Staff

Americans tapping holiday credit early this year as holiday spending drove U.S. credit card debt up by nearly $8 billion…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Debt, Economy, Retail, Spending

FAFSA Gots Lots of Glitches & Screw-Ups

CardBuzz Staff

Like millions of other parents, Julie Phipps filled out the federal form last November that determined her college-bound daughter was…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Debt, Student Loans

Chase Leads Top 4 Issuers in Q3 Growth by a Wide Margin

December 10, 2019 CardBuzz Staff

Third-quarter card loan growth, among the Top 4 U.S. issuers, grew a solid 4.3% year-on-year (YOY), compared to 2.6% YOY…

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Posted in: Bank of America, BUSINESS, Capital One, Chase, Citibank, Consumer Debt, Credit Cards, Debt

Consumer Financial Books Come Up Short

October 15, 2019 CardBuzz Staff

Many people turn to books for help They all have something worthwhile to offer, but after rereading them, I found…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Investing, Savings

Gig Economy Financial Moves

CardBuzz Staff

According to a recent survey, nearly 50% of all gig economy workers are not saving for retirement. The survey, conducted by…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Economy, Insurance, Investing, Savings, Student Loans

Consumer Confidence Drags Credit Card Debt Down

October 11, 2019 CardBuzz Staff

U.S. credit card debt began to unravel in August as Americans knocked-off $2 billion in new revolving consumer debt, mostly…

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Posted in: CONSUMER, Consumer Debt, Debt

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