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Introducing the Institute for Consumer Financial Choice: A New Voice for Research, Policy, and Consumer Choice

At a time when consumer financial regulation is both rapidly evolving and deeply contested, the launch of the Institute for Consumer Financial Choice (ICFC) represents a significan...

Consumers vs firms: the FCA’s flawed car finance redress scheme

Consumer lending in the UK has lurched from one major misselling scandal to the next - bank charges in the late 2000s, payment protection insurance (PPI) in the 2010s, and now moto...

Personal finance got simple. But business finance is still catching up (Danielle Coimbra Rocha)

Think about how you manage money in your personal life. You open an app, see every transaction as it...

Personal finance got simple. But business finance is still catching up

Think about how you manage money in your personal life. You open an app, see every transaction as it...

Consumer Protection Roundup

In this article, we'll delve into recent news on financial consumer protection, but before doing so, we'll provide an update on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)....B...

Finance regulator outlines its open finance vision

Financial Conduct Authority wants small businesses and consumers to be able to use their data to get better finance deals

How personal finance advice is getting political, thanks to 'finfluencers'

Personal finance advice is a far cry from what it was in your grandparents’ day.

Financing The Everyday: A Closer Look At Mortgages

Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Draws Coverage from “Inside the CFPB”: A First for Our Platform

In its April 6, 2026 issue, “Inside the CFPB,” a widely read subscription publication published by “Inside Mortgage Finance Publications” highlighted our recent podcast episode rel...

Rent Now, Pay Later? The Housing Affordability Crisis Goes Fintech

Fintech companies are charging renters nearly $30 to borrow $600 for two weeks — costs consumer advocates say rival payday loans, with few federal guardrails to protect them.

Car finance remains key to access to newer, cleaner vehicles

Consumer car finance volumes rose 8% in March as new car finance demand delivered the strongest monthly performance since 2019.

CARSOME, CarTimes and JACCS Seal Auto Financing Deal in Singapore

CARSOME, CarTimes and Japan Consumer Credit Service (JACCS), a member of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), have formalised a strategic auto financing partnership in Singapore....

How personal finance advice is getting political, thanks to 'finfluencers'

Personal finance advice is a far cry from what it was in your grandparents’ day.

The concentrated credit challenges lurking below headline repayment data

TORONTO — The broad picture of household finances indicates that Canadians are generally managing through the upheavals of tariffs, a soft job market, inflation and other headwinds...

Analyst Report: Capital One Financial Corp

Cash Converters rewards good credit habits by giving customers personalised pricing

Cash Converters is making personal finance more affordable by rewarding customers who have a good credit history with lower-cost borrowing and a new pricing model.

Household Budget

What about finance with the car dealership? Twenty odd years ago, OH bought a second works van for an employee to use and did it through Citroen finance which was cheaper than the...

Financial Wellbeing Is the New Employee Benefit (Joris Lochy)

B2C PFM fintech apps have always been a difficult business. Consumers love free financial tools, bu

ChatGPT’s Personal Finance Test Is Rolling Out in the U.S.—With a Major Warning Label

ChatGPT can now connect to your Chase, Fidelity, and Robinhood accounts, but experts are already raising concerns.

FCA Sets Out Vision for Open Finance to Empower Consumers and Businesses

Consumers and businesses could be given greater control over their financial data to help secure better deals, under a vision for open finance published today by the FCA. The post...

Fintech Acquires National Bank Charter Through $130 Million Deal

Fintechs that have spent years renting balance sheets from partner banks just got a new playbook. On April 29, an online installment lender announced that it had agreed to acquire...

Portable credit reports spark debate over costs, feasibility

While the mortgage industry lobbies to reduce credit report costs, the idea of allowing borrowers to use the same file across multiple lenders has slowly emerged.

Borrowing in Finland: A Practical Guide to Loans and Credit

Finlands financial ecosystem is characterized by transparency, strict regulatory oversight, and a high degree of digitalization. For expatriates and locals alike, securing external...

[Audio] Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Fair Lending Risks at the Checkout Counter — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podc...

In this special joint episode of Payments Pros and The Consumer Finance Podcast, guest host Taylor Gess joins Chris Willis and Lori Sommerfield to unpack fair lending risks in poin...