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Whether that lawsuit had merit is debatable. But in the wake of the CFPB’s partial dismantling, the court of public opinion ...

John Ulzheimer is an expert on credit reporting, credit scoring, and identity theft. The author of four books on the subject, Ulzheimer has been featured thousands of times in media outlets including ...

Women still earn only about 84 cents for every dollar that a man makes. According to the Financial Health Network, women are ...

Recent projections estimate the volume of card payments will increase 43% by 2029, giving merchant service providers and card ...

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Eric Bank is an M.B.A. who has covered financial and business topics since 1985, appearing regularly on Credible, eHow, WiseBread, The Nest, Zacks, Chron, BadCredit.org and dozens of other outlets.