Browsing: Wage

Key insights: 2025 was a year marked by new guidance from the CFPB, six new state regulations, product and market expansion from existing EWA providers, and…

U.S. President Donald Trump announces the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship during a statement to the media at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on December 22, 2025 in…

,Key insights: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in an advisory opinion said that “covered” earned wage access products should not be considered an extension of credit…

Key insights: Earned wage access provider EarnIn is expanding into B2B payroll but will still offer direct-to-consumer EWA. What’s at stake: The expansion comes as consumer advocate…

Key insight: Americans earned more and spent even more in August, pushing the savings rate down.Supporting data: Income rose, spending jumped and the PCE price index…

A student studies in the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin on February 22, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesWhen the…

A “Now Hiring” sign hangs in the window of a hair salon in the Greater Boston town of Medford, Massachusetts, August 12, 2025.Brian Snyder | ReutersWage…

Secured accounts and cards have traditionally been a way for consumers to build or repair their credit with a little bit of upfront capital, but the…

DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images Louisiana and Connecticut have become the latest states – 11 and 12 – to advance regulations governing earned wage access as the finance tool…

The Trump administration paused its plan to garnish Social Security benefits for those who have defaulted on their student loans — but says borrowers’ paychecks are…