Americans will no longer have to decide what’s more important: Their health or their credit score. Finalized on January 7, a ...

The consumer watchdog alleges the credit reporting giant conducted inadequate error reviews, potentially harming millions of ...

In today's digital landscape, data brokers are like modern-day gold miners, sifting through the intimate details of our lives ...

The agency estimated the rule will remove more than $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized a rule to keep medical bills off of consumers’ credit reports.

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

The CFPB cites differences between the repayment schedules for BNPL loans, which typically require the loan to be repaid in ...

Credit-reporting companies and debt collectors have previously opposed the policy, which could face political and legal ...

A trade group representing consumer credit reporting companies and a Texas-based credit union association have filed a ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's research found that the majority of buy now/pay later users are subprime borrowers ...

On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that would generally prohibit lenders from considering ...

The CFPB has issued its  final rule that will prohibit the inclusion of medical debts in credit reports lenders use to make credit decisions and ...