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Credit unions and banks don’t get along, but join forces against CFPB

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Banks and credit unions rarely see eye-to-eye, so it was no surprise when Dan Berger, president and CEO of the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, called out “greedy” bank executives responsible for recent bank failures. …

23 biggest U.S. banks pass annual Fed stress test

The nation’s 23 largest banks passed the Federal Reserve’s so-called stress tests this year, a sign that the nation’s banking system remains resilient despite the recent banking crisis that led to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First…

What to do with your credit card debt now that the Fed raised rates again

Banking has been top of mind for many people in the wake of some surprise bank failures and moves by US regulators to boost confidence in the financial system. Each time the Fed raises the rate, the lending rates that banks charge…

Corporate bankruptcies are on the rise — and the pain won’t end for a while

From Vice Media to Bed Bath & Beyond, bankruptcies are picking up again. Last week, corporate America had its worst 48-hour stretch of bankruptcies since at least 2008, according to Bloomberg. That’s never a good comparison. So far, more than 230 companies…

Texas Bankers sue CFPB over small business lending data rule

The largest state bank trade group in the country is suing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to block the rollout of a new data collection requirement.  The Texas Bankers Association filed suit against the CFPB in the U.S. District Court for…

Bed Bath & Beyond plans to liquidate all inventory and go out of business

New YorkCNN —  Bed Bath & Beyond, the store for seemingly everything in your home during the 1990s and 2000s, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday. “Thank you to all of our loyal customers. We have made the difficult decision to begin…

Credit card debt is at an all-time high, putting households near ‘breaking point,’ study shows

More consumers are leaning on credit cards to afford increasingly expensive necessities such as food and rent. That helped propel total credit card debt to a record $930.6 billion at the end of 2022, an 18.5% spike from a year earlier, according to…

SVB is largest bank failure since 2008 financial crisis

March 10 (Reuters) – Startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group (SIVB.O) became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis on Friday, in a sudden collapse that roiled global markets, left billions of dollars belonging to companies and investors stranded. California…

U.S. Household Debt Surges as Young Borrowers Struggle With Loans

US household debt soared by the biggest amount in two decades in the fourth quarter, with younger borrowers in particular struggling to make loan payments amid high inflation and interest rates. Households added $394 billion in overall debt, the largest…

Supreme Court rules 9-0 that bankruptcy filers can’t avoid debt incurred by another’s fraud

The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision Wednesday ruled that a California woman could not use U.S. bankruptcy code protection to avoid paying a $200,000 debt that resulted from fraud by her partner. The court said that the woman, Kate Bartenwerfer, owed the debt even if she did not know…