The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced yesterday that it is shining its regulatory spotlight on a growing form of credit in the financial services industry — Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) companies — and sent inquiries to five of the major providers asking for information “to illuminate the range of …
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There is a new category of debt that emerging, digital-first collection agencies are seeing more of, and it appears this type of debt is going to become even more prevalent in the years to come, according to a recently published report. Known as “Buy Now, Pay Later,” this type of …
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