On January 7, the CFPB issued a final rule amending Regulation V. Among other things, the final rule prohibits credit reporting companies ...
In today's digital landscape, data brokers are like modern-day gold miners, sifting through the intimate details of our lives ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday it has finalized a rule that will remove medical bills from credit ...
On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that would generally prohibit lenders from considering ...
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's last-minute actions are expected to annoy the incoming Trump administration, which ...
Credit-reporting companies and debt collectors have previously opposed the policy, which could face political and legal ...
Two trade groups filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claiming it exceeded its authority and ...
“The CFPB’s final rule will close a special carveout that has allowed debt collectors to abuse the credit reporting system to coerce people into paying medical bills they may not even owe.
The government's consumer watchdog agency has finalized a rule banning medical debt from credit reports in a move that could ...
A flurry of recent actions by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has left Republicans seething about “midnight ...