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Personal Finance
Portugal Tightens Mortgage Rules From August: Debt Cap Falls to 45%
New Banco de Portugal rules cap borrowers' debt-to-income ratio at 45%, shorten maximum loan terms and tighten house-loa...
Personal Finance
Why US Shoppers Are Turning to BNPL for Groceries — and What the Surge Signals
Federal data shows BNPL originations hit $157B in 2025, and grocery use doubled to 29% of users. The trend points to bot...
Economy
US Consumer Credit Stalls in May as Credit Card Borrowing Contracts
Total consumer credit was unchanged in May as a sharp pullback in revolving credit offset modest growth in nonrevolving ...