The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is cracking down on so-called paycheck advance programs, which have grown popular with workers in recent years. Such programs, also known as earned wage access ...

Earned wage access allows employees to get early access to their paychecks. Earned wage access is not a loan, so interest and loan fees are not normally charged. Employers sign up for earned wage ...

Current offers paycheck advances to customers who can show payroll deposits via their Current account or a linked external bank account. Current has no mandatory fees. Compare Current to other cash ...

When you’re facing an unexpected expense and your credit is holding you back, getting help can feel impossible. Traditional lenders often shut the door, leaving you with limited and expensive options.

(NerdWallet) – If asked to picture a payday lender, you might think of a storefront in a strip mall with green dollar signs and neon slogans like “everyday’s payday.” You probably don’t picture a ...

Pay-advance apps are marketed as a way to help workers living paycheck to paycheck pay for unexpected expenses, but workers are often using the apps to manage basic expenses like groceries, rent and ...

Research shows that consumers using cash advances will only use them more often as time goes on.

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WASHINGTON — D.C. is suing a “pay advance” company for deceiving more than 20,000 borrowers, Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced Tuesday. EarnIn, an app-based payday lender, reportedly told ...

A U.S. consumer finance agency said on Monday that popular “earned wage” advances on worker paychecks do not resemble consumer loans, reversing course from guidance the regulator put out last year ...