Biden's rule to ban medical debt from credit reports is facing lawsuits from industry groups and criticism from GOP lawmakers ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

The CFPB cited Equifax’s failure to investigate disputes and resolve errors as part of its crackdown on credit reporting.

One of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies has been fined $15 million for issuing inaccurate credit scores and ...