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Subprime Auto Lenders Folding

PrimaLend Capital Partners filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, beckoning the start of America’s personal loan crisis. The subprime auto lender catered to...

Only 46% of Americans have Adequate Emergency Savings

Three to six months of emergency expense savings has been the standard caution. Rising inflation, lower purchasing power, and a contracting job market have put a...

Millions of Americans Delinquent on Student Loans

Millions of Americans believed that their student loans would be forgiven per the promises made under Biden Administration. Then there was a period of student loan...

10% Cap on Credit Card Fees?

APR fees on credit cards have never been higher, reaching an average of 24.92% as of September 2024 in the United States. In fact, credit card interest rates have...

Car Repos Rise 23% YoY

The private debt crisis is becoming apparent in America after car repossessions jumped 23% during the first half of 2024. Data shows that 1.6 million Americans will...

US Banks Experiencing Rising Unrecoverable Debt

I’ve long been sounding the alarm on the private debt crisis sweeping the Build Back Better nations. US government debt equaled 122.3% of the nation’s GDP in...

Corporate Bankruptcies Surpass Pandemic Levels

Americans are opting to file for bankruptcy at a faster pace as they cannot repay their debts. A few major banks came out to say that they lost over $4.1 billion...

Tax Code Change for Emergency Retirement Withdrawals

Low-income Americans are in such dire straits due to the elevated cost of living that lawmakers are making changes to the tax code. No, naturally, the politicians...

Credit Card Delinquencies Spike Among the “Rich”

  Inflation can be felt at every tax bracket. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari came out this week and said the public “viscerally...

Cap on Credit Card Late Fees Hurt Financially Illiterate Americans

The Biden Administration implemented a new rule that will cap credit card late fees at $8. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has praised the measure,...