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Category: Letter CFPB Letter to Connecticut State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement Prepared Remarks of Seth Frotman, General Counsel and Senior Advisor to the Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, at the National Consumer Law Center/National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring Training
Category: Report Supervisory Highlights, Issue 32 (Spring 2024)
Category: Press release CFPB Finds Violations of Credit Report Accuracy Requirements, Including for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Category: Press release CFPB revela violaciones a requisitos de reporte de crédito | CFPB
Category: Blog Consumer reporting companies have an obligation to correct errors
Category: Blog Compañías de informes de crédito deben corregir errores | CFPB
Category: Letter CFPB Letter to California State Legislature on Barring Medical Bills on Credit Reports
Category: Director's statement CFPB Director Rohit Chopra Releases a Statement in Response to President Biden’s Executive Order To Protect Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data
Category: Report GAO-IG Act Reporting
Category: Press release La CFPB Enfrenta la Emisión de Reportes de Antecedentes Inexactos e Inapropiadas Prácticas de Entrega de Archivos Crediticios
Category: Press release CFPB Addresses Inaccurate Background Check Reports and Sloppy Credit File Sharing Practices
Category: Report Plain Writing Act Compliance Report 2023
Category: Press release CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Toyota Motor Credit to Pay $60 Million for Illegal Lending and Credit Reporting Misconduct
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlighting Consumer Protection Issues in Medical Debt Collection
Category: Report Fair Debt Collection Practices Act CFPB Annual Report 2023
Category: Blog Servicemembers continue to face major financial challenges
Category: Director's statement Statement of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, on the Final Guidance Regarding Climate-related Risks
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of CFPB Enforcement Director Eric Halperin on the TransUnion Enforcement Actions
Category: Press release CFPB and FTC Take Actions Against TransUnion for Illegal Rental Background Check and Credit Reporting Practices
Category: Press release CFPB y FTC Toman Medidas Contra TransUnion por Usar Prácticas Ilegales en Verificaciones de Antecedentes para Alquileres y en la emisión de informes de crédito
Category: Blog The law requires companies to delete disputed unverified information from consumer reports
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: People have the right to cancel credit repair services
Category: Consumer advisories Consejos al consumidor: La Gente tiene Derecho a Cancelar Servicios de Reparación de Crédito
Category: Press release CFPB Kicks Off Rulemaking to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB Pone en Marcha la Creación de Normativa para Eliminar Facturas Médicas en Informes de Crédito
Category: Director's statement Prepared Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on Medical Debt at a Press Call Hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Guidance on Credit Denials by Lenders Using Artificial Intelligence
Category: Blog Consejos para que se recupere financieramente del huracán Idalia
Category: Blog Tips for recovering financially from Hurricane Idalia
Category: Consumer advisories Consumer advisory: Take action when home insurance is cancelled or costs surge
Category: Consumer advisories Consejos para el Consumidor: Actúe Cuando le Cancelen el Seguro de Vivienda o el Costo Suba
Category: Press release CFPB Alcanza Multimillonaria Resolución con Conglomerado de Reparación de Crédito
Category: Blog Recovering financially from the Hawaii wildfires
Category: Blog Recupérese financieramente de los incendios en Hawaii
Category: Director's statement Remarks of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at White House Roundtable on Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices
Category: Blog What we’re hearing from consumers in New Mexico
Category: Blog Qué nos dicen los consumidores de New Mexico
Category: Blog Looking at credit scores only tells part of the story – cashflow data may tell another part
Category: Speech Prepared Remarks of Director Rohit Chopra for Community Table on White House Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights
Category: Blog Office of Research blog: Initial Fresh Start program changes followed by increased credit scores for affected student loan borrowers
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Areas of the Southern Region
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2022 Annual Report
Category: Blog Extendemos la fecha tope para recibir comentarios sobre los corredores de datos
Category: Blog We are extending the deadline for comments about data brokers
Category: Blog Have medical debt? Anything already paid or under $500 should no longer be on your credit report
Category: Blog ¿Tiene deudas médicas? Ninguna que haya pagado o que sea menos de $500, debería aparecer en su informe de crédito
Category: Press release CFPB Proposes New Consumer Protections for Homeowners Seeking Clean Energy Financing
Category: Blog Credit reporting companies should do more to ensure that servicemembers receive the free credit monitoring services they are legally entitled to
Category: Report Consumer Credit and the Removal of Medical Collections from Credit Reports
Category: Speech Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks on the Interagency Enforcement Policy Statement on “Artificial Intelligence”
Category: Testimony Written Testimony of James S. Rice, Assistant Director, Office of Servicemember Affairs, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Category: Report FY 2022 Office of Minority and Women Inclusion Annual Report to Congress
Category: Blog Tell us your experiences with data brokers
Category: Press release CFPB Launches Inquiry Into the Business Practices of Data Brokers
Category: Press release CFPB lanza averiguación sobre Corredores de Datos | CFPB
Category: Blog Tell us about your experiences with rental background checks and fees
Category: Blog Opine acerca de sus experiencias con las revisiones de antecedentes a inquilinos y sus tarifas
Category: Report GAO-IG Act Reporting
Category: Blog Why the largest credit card companies are suppressing actual payment data on your credit report
Category: Blog Por qué las grandes compañías emisoras de tarjetas de crédito suprimen datos reales de pagos en su informe de crédito
Category: Report Market Snapshot: Trends in Third-Party Debt Collections Tradelines Reporting
Category: Blog Debt collectors re-evaluate medical debt furnishing in light of data integrity issues
Category: Blog Office of Research blog: Credit score transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic
Category: Report Servicemember reports about identity theft are increasing
Category: Report Annual report of consumer and credit reporting complaints: An analysis of complaint responses by Equifax, Experian, TransUnion
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Report on TransUnion, Experian, and Equifax
Category: Press release La CFPB Toma Acciones Contra Carrington Mortgage por negarle a Propietarios sus Derechos Bajo la Ley CARES
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action Against Carrington Mortgage for Cheating Homeowners out of CARES Act Rights
Category: Press release Los Exámenes de Supervisión de la CFPB Encuentran Fallas en el Reporte del Crédito, Uso de Tarifas Inesperadas y Engañoso Manejo de las Protecciones por COVID-19
Category: Press release CFPB Supervisory Examinations Find Credit Reporting Failures, Junk Fees, and Mishandling of COVID-19 Protections
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Guidance to Address Shoddy Investigation Practices by Consumer Reporting Companies
Category: Report 2022 Annual Report of the CFPB Education Loan Ombudsman
Category: Press release CFPB Takes Action to Address Junk Data in Credit Reports
Category: Blog Herramientas financieras para las víctimas de los huracanes Fiona e Ian
Category: Blog A financial toolkit for victims of hurricanes Fiona and Ian
Category: Report Plain Writing Act Compliance Report 2022
Category: Blog Furnishers have an obligation to investigate consumer disputes
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia
Category: Press release CFPB and Justice Department Caution Auto Finance Companies about Servicemember Protections
Category: Office of Research Publication Understanding Required Financial Assistance in Medical Care
Category: Press release CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes
Category: Office of Research Publication Consumer Credit Trends Report: Paid and Low-Balance Medical Collections on Consumer Credit Reports
Category: Press release CFPB Orders Hyundai to Pay $19 Million for Widespread Credit Reporting Failures
Category: Press release CFPB Issues Advisory to Protect Privacy When Companies Compile Personal Data
Category: Report Credit Card Line Decreases
Category: Blog New report explores the impact of credit card line decreases on consumers
Category: Press release CFPB Affirms Ability for States to Police Credit Reporting Markets
Category: Press release CFPB Helps Survivors Mitigate the Financial Consequences of Human Trafficking
Category: Blog Rethinking the approach to regulations
Category: Blog Buy Now, Pay Later and Credit Reporting
Category: Op-ed | Category: Speech Deputy Director Zixta Martinez’s Keynote Address at the Consumer Federation of America’s 2022 Consumer Assembly
Category: Report Office of Servicemember Affairs 2021 Annual Report
Category: Press release CFPB Report Highlights Experiences of Military Families with Medical Billing, Credit Reporting, and Debt Collection
Category: Blog Credit disputes: getting a clear statement of results from your furnisher
Category: Blog CFPB launches new system to promote consistent enforcement of consumer financial protections
Category: Blog Support Spanish-speaking customers with Spanish-language disclosures
Category: Report Data Spotlight: Profiles of older adults living in mobile homes
Category: Blog Credit reporting companies and furnishers have obligations to assure accuracy in consumer reports