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On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) published a final Rule (the “Rule”) that prohibits consumer reporting ...

With the new lawsuits, consumers with medical debt will be stuck in the middle but experts say there are options.

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has imposed a $15 million fine on Equifax, a consumer reporting agency, for failing ...

In a bit of a surprise development at the end of 2024, the United States Senate passed the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, which amends the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Jan. 17, 2025, that Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, must pay a $15 million penalty for not conducting ...

Equifax will pay a $15 million penalty for failing to properly investigate credit report disputes.

The CFPB cited Equifax’s failure to investigate disputes and resolve errors as part of its crackdown on credit reporting.

The Costa Mesa-based company was accused in a federal lawsuit of failing to properly investigate consumer disputes with creditors and committing other violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ...

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Opposition is quickly forming against the Biden administration’s rule to ban medical debt from appearing on consumers’ credit ...