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Today, the Trump Administration announced it would break with more than a decade of precedent and suppress the publication of information submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from Americans about problems they encounter across the financial marketplace.
Searching for a “win-win” on credit card rates misses the point.
In 2026, more Americans are paying later and buying never.
Measure helps schools promote state-backed private lenders with long history of scandals and aggressive debt collection practices, without ensuring the products are in best interest of students.
Trump’s OBBBA hasn’t made college any cheaper. More student debt cannot be lawmakers’ only answer.
As grocery prices skyrocket, Americans are going into debt just to eat, and Congress is making it worse.
Credit panel analysis finds monthly utility bills reach record highs, with 10 states seeing bills jump over 20% under Trump; Average overdue utility balance climbs to over $800, a 8.2% increase.
Effort invites Americans to submit their new monthly student loan bills, and share how skyrocketing costs are affecting their finances.
New poll finds that supermajority of voters supports government action to rein in predatory BNPL industry, Protect Borrowers calls on policymakers to take action.
BNPL lenders are taking advantage of Americans’ financial desperation. It’s time for a BNPL Borrower Bill of Rights.
4 in 10 voters use BNPL, including on essentials like groceries and housing.
Protect Borrowers’ new investigation into the growing BNPL market as families are increasingly turning to BNPL loans to pay for necessities. Released alongside the report is polling on American voters’ experiences with BNPL products.
Prediction markets have built billion-dollar businesses on integrity promises they cannot keep. State AGs have the tools to do something about it.
From Maine to Mississippi, working families are drowning in rising prices and credit card debt.
State-by-state breakdown of how credit card debt is growing in all 50 states.
Judicial reform, not agency independence, will protect the working class.