The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered the American Honda Finance Corporation to pay $12.8 (£10.2 / €12.2) ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

On January 17, 2025, the CFPB issued a consent order against a large consumer reporting agency for failing to properly ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million for credit reporting errors. The CFPB alleged the credit ...

The CFPB’s proposed rule restricts the sale of Social Security numbers, income data, and other personal identifiers.

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

argue that the rule violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the bureau lacks the authority to issue such a ban.“Americans are frustrated by medical bills. But frustration does not justify ...