The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found roughly 43 million Americans had medical bills on their credit reports, ...

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

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

Borrowers and other consumers have important legal rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

The CFPB sued Experian, accusing the credit reporting bureau of violating “The Fair Credit Reporting Act” by not taking the proper steps to process, investigate and notify consumers about ...

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 failed in its basic duty to investigate and resolve consumer disputes about inaccurate information on their credit ...

While CROA focuses on regulating credit repair companies, other federal laws are focused on protecting consumers. The Fair ...

may be in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for routinely failing to address consumer complaints about credit report errors. And in March, the federal agency highlighted inaccuracies in ...

kate_sept2004 / Getty Images The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that regulates the collection of consumers' credit information and access to their credit reports. It was passed ...