My foremost responsibility as Principal Chief is to protect the well-being of the Cherokee people. That responsibility ...

Zirtue is a relationship-based lending app revolutionizing how people borrow money. Lending money to family members and friends can be uncomfortable. One challenge is that it’s unclear when the ...

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ALBANY — Private equity company Yellowstone Capital will pay $1 billion to settle predatory lending charges, the state attorney general’s office said Wednesday. The Houston-based private equity firm ...

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In late December 2025, the City of Baltimore initiated a lawsuit against Dave Inc. (Nasdaq: DAVE), a Los Angeles-based financial technology company, accusing it of engaging in deceptive marketing and ...

Financial technology companies that issue loans through mobile apps at annual interest rates above 330 %, marketing these loans as earned wage access (EWA), are quietly draining the financial ...

Through a $1 billion settlement announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James, Yellowstone Capital agreed to wipe out more than $534 million in debt of its small-business clients. It resolves ...

Payday loans in our community are like seawater to the thirsty — they may seem like relief at first, but ultimately cause more harm than help. Recently, an op-ed was published (“Dunleavy was right to ...

The private equity firm controlled a network of 25 companies that extended predatory loans to over 1,000 small businesses in the state. The judgement marks the largest single-state consumer settlement ...

Albany, N.Y. — Private equity company Yellowstone Capital will pay $1 billion to settle predatory lending charges, the state attorney general’s office said Wednesday. The Houston-based private equity ...