Eight-seven percent of small business owners believe a cyberattack could have severe financial consequences, with 84% believing it could damage their customer relationships.
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index decreased 7.6% in August compared to the month prior, landing at 51, according to preliminary results for the month.
Fifteen state attorneys general urged Congress to pass legislation ensuring that robberies of off-site ATMs carry the same legal consequences as bank robberies. ABA also supports the bill.
Congress should establish a nationally harmonized, risk-based framework for regulating artificial intelligence in the financial services sector, which would preempt state laws while assuring strong consumer protection and cybersecurity outcomes, ABA told House Financial Services Committee members.
Total home equity lines of credit (HELOC) reached $446 billion in Q1 2026, up 35.3% since hitting a trough in Q1 2022.
The CFPB will cease publication of unverified complaint narratives and visualizations, arguing the utility of publicizing narratives is minimal “while often causing confusion and providing misleading data.”
