On January 17, the CFPB issued a consent order settling allegations that a consumer reporting agency (CRA) violated the FCRA and engaged in ...

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

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

Equifax agreed to resolve allegations that it failed to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes, ignored evidence ...

On January 7, the CFPB issued a final rule amending Regulation V. Among other things, the final rule prohibits credit reporting companies from including medical bills on credit reports sent to ...

Party City has plans to close its Cy-Fair location early this year ... in a Dec. 21 news release that the company filed for bankruptcy. The release reported the company plans to go out of ...

COURT: E.D. Tex. TRACK DOCKET: No. 4:25-cv-00016 (Bloomberg Law subscription) A trade group representing consumer credit reporting companies and a Texas-based credit union association sued to block ...

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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A good or excellent credit score signals less risk and typically results in a lower interest rate and better terms. With a fair credit score (580 to 669), you’re asking the lender to take on ...

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