ACA International, an association of credit and collection professionals, filed a federal lawsuit against Colorado on Nov. 5 ...

Medical debt is an often unmanageable or unpredictable challenge that just hits people like a ton of bricks out of nowhere,” said AG Weiser.

If certain state laws are voided, millions of consumers with unpaid medical debt could see negative marks appear — or reappear — on their credit reports.

Credit bureaus collect and maintain records on your credit accounts, balances and the payments you make. The three major credit bureaus are Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. Each credit bureau ...

The remnants of a federal consumer protection watchdog has asked the court to vacate its own regulation barring medical debt from credit scores. In a joint motion, the Consumer Financial Protection ...

The credit reporting bureau released a new model that combines traditional and alternative credit history with cashflow data ...

Just months after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a Washington law to keep medical debt off consumers’ credit reports, the Trump ...

Stalled lawsuits. Halted supervision and oversight. Suspended workforce. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the midst of a complete overhaul that could cripple its ability to act as the ...

It’s a good idea to check your credit reports from the three credit agencies regularly, and when consumers get their report from Equifax they may notice some changes. The company has unveiled a newly ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, debt collectors and other segments of the consumer finance ...

The top U.S. consumer financial watchdog, which the White House refuses to fund, is seeking to move all remaining enforcement ...

Killing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an ill-advised move. — -- Just beyond the Trump swelter of the hour, lawmakers have been busy concocting plans to dismantle key achievements of ...