BNPL is an updated version of the old “layaway” plan offered by early 20th-century retailers, but with one big difference. Under the old plan, the merchant held the item until the consumer had ...

What is layaway? “Layaway is a really cool old-school approach to buying something that you can’t pay for all at once,” says Lisa Gill, a Consumer Reports investigative reporter who covers ...

In some cases, new car finance contracts include debt carried over from the previous two vehicles. For many families, ...

Lauren was fine with buying her own ring. Her family? Not so much. Her dad, especially, was skeptical. “The first thing he ...

Arizona businesses that cater to Latino immigrants say sales fell after President Donald Trump launched an immigration ...

Los Angeles is a world art capital, where lower-priced art can help early career artists find audiences and work on their ...

Gayla Houser’s neighbors took her to the new Oakland Mall in 1968, when she was 10 years old. She shopped at Hudson ... Later, the store introduced her to layaway. “My friend Lisa and ...

On Feb. 3, ICE agents used an armored vehicle with a long battering ram and stun grenades to arrest a 61-year-old immigrant who ... customers buying jewelry on layaway, said Omar Pacheco, Sr.