The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a government agency tasked with financial regulation and oversight. Read more about this agency inside.

A new Trump administration rule issued late last month could override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from ...

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.

The U.S. federal consumer finance watchdog on Wednesday proposed narrowing key civil-rights-era anti-discrimination requirements for the financial industry, advancing Republican President Donald Trump ...

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

Recent guidance from the CFPB calls on courts to overturn laws in 15 states which prohibit including medical debt on consumer credit reports.

Freezing your credit reports with Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion has become a straightforward and cost-free process, thanks to the 2018 economic stabilization act. This measure empowers consumers ...

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Nationwide, about 100 million people have some form of health care debt, with millions burdened by $10,000 or more in unpaid ...

Twenty years ago, our son declared bankruptcy. As the years passed, he improved his credit rating. Recently, he lost his job and maxed out his credit cards. He now lives with us and doesn't own a ...

Oct 29 (Reuters) - A coalition of banking groups has convinced a federal judge to temporarily block enforcement of a U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule aimed at making it easier for ...