Barclays & Wyndham Extend Credit Card Partnership

Details Written by: RJ Barclays has extended its cobranded credit card partnership with Wyndham. The press release doesn’t point out how long the extension is for. Under the newly signed agreement, Barclays will continue to be the exclusive issuer of the Wyndham Rewards Earner® Plus Card, Wyndham Rewards Earner® Card, and Wyndham Rewards Earner® Business…

Hyatt Purchases Playa Hotels & Resorts

Details Written by: RJ Hyatt is purchasing Playa Hotels & Resorts for $2.6 billion. Hyatt has firmly established itself as a leader in the all-inclusive space, a journey that began in 2013 through an investment in Playa Hotels & Resorts that launched the Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara brands,” said Mark Hoplamazian, President and Chief…

CFPB Ordered To Shutdown

Details Written by: RJ The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has been ordered to shut down. Russell Vought, the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, directed the CFPB, in a Saturday night email confirmed by The Associated Press, to stop work on proposed rules, to suspend the effective dates on any rules that…