Lending

Updated data from the NCUA shows Q2 numbers were up 16% despite loan loss provisions.

Mixed messages appear in the housing industry as lending continues to climb.

Payday lenders argue the bureau's "unprecedented assault on payday lending" is based on a flawed statutory interpretation.

Student debt has risen to record levels while home ownership remains lower than generations past.

New data shows the median household income, adjusted for inflation, rose 1.8% last year to $61,372.

The Fed's consumer credit report doesn't track debt secured by real estate, such as mortgages and home equity lines of credit.