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Soaring Food and Housing Costs Strain Lower-Income Households
Soaring Food and Housing Costs Strain Lower-Income Households
September 25, 2024  |  Economy

The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Consumer Expenditures underscores what PYMNTS Intelligence has found for months: Food and shelter, among the...

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Entrata Teams With Flex as Renters Seek Digital Payment Solutions
Entrata Teams With Flex as Renters Seek Digital Payment Solutions
September 17, 2024  |  Consumer Payments

Entrata, an operating system for multifamily communities, has teamed with financial wellness solutions provider Flex. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (Sept. 17), lets residents divide their...

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Bilt Valued at $3.2 Billion as Rewards Program Grows
Bilt Valued at $3.2 Billion as Rewards Program Grows
August 04, 2024  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Loyalty rewards platform Bilt is valued at $3.2 billion after a new funding round. The company raised $150 million from a round led by the...

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AI’s Growing Role in Finance Brings Opportunity and Risk, House Panel Finds
AI’s Growing Role in Finance Brings Opportunity and Risk, House Panel Finds
July 18, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize finance and housing, bringing both game-changing benefits and thorny new risks that demand vigilant oversight, a bipartisan House...

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PCE Index Shows Cautious Consumers; Low Inflation Gives Hope for Rate Cut
PCE Index Shows Cautious Consumers; Low Inflation Gives Hope for Rate Cut
June 28, 2024  |  Economy

The consumer showed up with caution in May, but a low inflation rate added some fuel to the arguments for an interest rate cut. Those...

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Consumers Increasingly Expect Growth in Public Assistance Programs
Consumers Increasingly Expect Growth in Public Assistance Programs
May 28, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers are more likely to expect an expansion of public assistance programs than they were a year ago. Among the programs about which they have...

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CFPB Could Block Lenders From Charging for Title Insurance
CFPB Could Block Lenders From Charging for Title Insurance
April 10, 2024  |  CFPB

America’s leading consumer watchdog is reportedly weighing a sweeping change to the title insurance industry. As Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (April 10), the Consumer Financial...

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Shelter and Clothing Get More Expensive With Inflation Stubbornly Entrenched 
Shelter and Clothing Get More Expensive With Inflation Stubbornly Entrenched 
March 12, 2024  |  Economy

We may have to wait a bit longer for rate cuts. And for the U.S. consumer, inflation’s a stubborn fact of life — volatile, to...

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Zillow Debuts Individual Room Listings as Housing Costs Climb
Zillow Debuts Individual Room Listings as Housing Costs Climb
February 08, 2024  |  Real Estate

Zillow has begun targeting customers who want to rent — or rent out — a room. The real estate website announced Thursday (Feb. 8) that its...

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