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INSS Halts New C6 Payroll Loans, Orders R$300 Million Returned to Retirees

The move follows a CGU audit that flagged irregular charges across at least 320,000 contracts.

FCA Car Finance Redress to Be Unveiled This Month as Guidance Sets Payout Timelines

Push for 10% Credit-Card Rate Cap Confronts Escalating Industry Resistance

FCA Sets July 2026 Start for BNPL Oversight Under Consumer Duty

RBI Drafts Uniform Loan Recovery Rules Focused on Borrower Protection

UK Brings Buy Now, Pay Later Under FCA Oversight From July 15, 2026

Trump's 10% Credit-Card Rate Push Faces Firm Industry Opposition and Long Odds

Trump Calls for One-Year 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Starting Jan. 20

Trump Announces One-Year 10% Cap on Credit-Card Interest Starting Jan. 20

BGH Backs Schufa’s Retention of Settled Payment Defaults

Brazil’s Central Bank Shelves Pix Installment Rules, Bans Use of ‘Pix Parcelado’

Schufa Launches Account Rollout for Free, Explainable Credit Scores Due March 2026

EU Overhaul Set To Reclassify BNPL As Consumer Credit On Nov. 20

Lords Challenge FCA Over Car-Loan Redress Plan

RBI Weighs Allowing Lenders to Remotely Lock Financed Smartphones After Defaults

Consumer Loan Offers in Germany Fall to Record Low as Banks Tighten

FCA to Seek Views on £9–18 Billion Car Finance Redress Scheme

Texas Judge Overturns Biden-Era Rule Capping Credit Card Late Fees

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Faces Severe Weakening Under Trump Administration

UK Faces Economic Crisis as Car Finance Ruling Sparks Market Turmoil