Judge Blocks CFPB Layoffs, Funding Cuts Pending Hearing Next Month
- A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked further staff layoffs and actions aimed at dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The ruling, issued by Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the District Court for the District of Columbia, comes after the agency’s staff faced widespread layoffs and fears grew about the potential destruction of sensitive data critical to consumer protection efforts.
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Sticky Inflation, Rising Debt Levels Could Spell Trouble for Consumers
- A key January inflation report surprised on the upside, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) coming in at 3% year-over-year (versus 2.9% in December) and core CPI (excluding food and energy) clocking in at 3.3%. The hotter-than-expected number reinforces the notion that the Federal Reserve’s inflation battle is nowhere near done. Meanwhile, newly released data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows total household debt hit a record $18.04 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2024, further underscoring growing pressure on consumers.
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Judge Grants Summary Judgment in FDCPA Case Over Lack of Standing
- A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that the plaintiff lacked standing because she failed to demonstrate a concrete injury.
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QR Code Payments Poised for 50% Growth by 2025: Research Report
- A fresh study from Juniper Research forecasts that the global value of QR code payments will surge by 50% from its current figures, reaching $5.4 trillion in 2025. This uptick is primarily fueled by the standardization of national QR schemes and the momentum behind account-to-account (A2A) payment initiatives.
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