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The CFPB took action against Equifax, the nationwide consumer reporting agency, for its failure to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes.

The CFPB sued Experian, the nationwide consumer reporting agency, for unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule to ban the inclusion of medical bills on credit reports used by lenders and prohibit lenders from using medical information in their lending decisions.

CFPB finaliza normativa que prohíbe facturas médicas en informes de crédito, y prohíbe a prestamistas usar información médica en decisiones crediticias.

The CFPB today proposed a rule to rein in data brokers that sell Americans' sensitive personal and financial information.

Director Chopra delivered remarks on protecting Americans from harmful data broker practices.

Today, the CFPB proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from most credit reports, increase privacy protections, help to increase credit scores and loan approvals, and prevent debt collectors from using the credit reporting system to coerce people to pay.

Research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2022 showed that medical collections tradelines appeared on 43 million credit reports, and that 58 percent of bills that were in collections and on people’s credit records were medical bills.

CFPB propone normativa que removería facturas médicas de los informes de crédito, aumentaría protecciones a la privacidad, ayudaría al aumento de los puntajes crediticios y del número de préstamos aprobados, y prevendría que cobradores usen el sistema de reporte del crédito como arma para forzar a la gente a pagar.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra releases a statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Order to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data.

The United States has a long history of recognizing the sanctity of protecting against unwanted intrusions into our homes and our lives.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an annual report that details improvements and deficiencies in the nationwide consumer reporting companies’ responses to consumer complaints transmitted by the CFPB.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a legal interpretation to ensure that companies that use and share credit reports and background reports have a permissible purpose under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule to help survivors avoid some of the financial consequences of human trafficking. The CFPB has established, among other things, a method for survivors of trafficking to submit documentation to credit reporting companies that identifies any adverse item of information that resulted from human trafficking. The rule prohibits credit reporting companies from providing a report containing the adverse items of information.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a major lawsuit against repeat offender TransUnion, two of its subsidiaries, and a longtime executive, John T. Danaher, for violating a 2017 law enforcement order.

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is using its rulemaking authority to propose that consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) do not prevent survivors of human trafficking from achieving financial independence. The proposed rule would protect survivors of human trafficking by preventing CRAs from including negative information resulting from abuse. Congress required the CFPB to issue rules as part of the recently-enacted Debt Bondage Repair Act.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a bulletin reminding debt collectors and credit bureaus of their legal obligations in light of the No Surprises Act, which protects consumers from certain unexpected medical bills.

A new analysis by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reveals how changes in complaint responses provided by nationwide consumer reporting companies resulted in fewer meaningful responses and less consumer relief. In 2021, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion together reported relief in response to less than 2% of covered complaints, down from nearly 25% of covered complaints in 2019.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released research finding that consumers in majority Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, as well as younger consumers and those with low credit scores, are far more likely to have disputes appear on their credit reports.

On January 15, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against 1st Alliance Lending, LLC, John Christopher DiIorio, Kevin Robert St. Lawrence, and Socrates Aramburu for allegedly engaging in various unlawful mortgage-lending practices.

On December 22, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against Santander Consumer USA Inc. to address the Bureau’s finding that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a settlement with TD Bank, N.A. regarding its marketing and sale of its optional overdraft service: Debit Card Advance (DCA).

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a policy statement outlining the responsibility of credit reporting companies and furnishers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a settlement with Cottonwood Financial, Ltd., which does business under the name Cash Store, on April 1, 2020.

CFPB announced the panels for its December 10, 2019 workshop, cohosted with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to examine issues affecting the accuracy of traditional credit reports.