Too many calls and texts?

It’s a new era for homebuyers applying for a mortgage. In what’s known as a “trigger lead,” consumers may receive 60 to 100 phone calls and texts soon after their credit is pulled for mortgage approval. The idea behind credit bureaus selling this information to lenders was to give homebuyers options, but the market has become over burdened with disreputable and deceptive lenders. This deluge of contact has become such an issue with consumers that there is pending legislation to prevent trigger leads.

Read more here: The trigger effect: Homebuyers face another challenge when applying for a mortgage

Do you eBay? Do you PayPal?

eBay announced last Thursday that it would no longer use PayPal as its primary processing service.  Moving to Ayden, a Netherlands based firm and promising lower costs for consumers and a more streamlined customer experience.  PayPal was acquired by eBay in 2002 and spun off in 2014 after pressure from activist investor Carl Icahn.  The two remain contractually related until 2023.

EBay is dropping PayPal; if you’re a customer, here’s what you need to know