Standout benefits: Users can make 4 interest-free payments every 2 weeks, one payment within 30 days or monthly payments for ...

Paying bills doesn’t have to be a hassle. With a bill pay app, you can automate payments, avoid late fees and view all your bills in one place — saving time and reducing stress. There are apps that ...

Could a cash advance app save you from another overdraft fee or is it just delaying the inevitable? Millions of Americans are ...

Workers looking to cover expenses between paychecks are increasingly using pay-advance apps to receive some of their money early. A recent study found that app users tend to increase their use of the ...

Rising use “is not a signal of satisfaction,” an author of a new report says. Rather, heavy users of the apps are under “financial strain.” By Ann Carrns Pay-advance apps are marketed as a way to help ...

NEW YORK — When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced in 2019, she suddenly noticed ads for an app called EarnIn. “You know how they get you: the algorithms, like they’re reading your mind,” ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule that would treat the offerings as loans, requiring the providers to disclose their charges as interest rates. By Ann Carrns A growing ...

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