Following are a few tips on how to improve a fair credit score: 1. Review your credit reports. As you begin working on your credit, it’s wise to review your three credit reports from Equifax ...

Equifax was heavily fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for not adequately investigating consumer credit report ...

Harvard University has hired another law firm to help it navigate a U.S. House investigation into its response to claims of ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Having fair credit can put you in a tough position. It doesn’t quite offer the level of confidence most credit card issuers want ...

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

The CFPB’s finalized rule essentially restores a provision of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ... the most common collection type found on credit reports, showing up disproportionately more ...

If you have any medical debt, you’ll be glad to know it will no longer appear on your credit report. On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the finalization of a rule ...

Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its latest Supervisory Highlights report, ...

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

Opposition is quickly forming against the Biden administration’s rule to ban medical debt from appearing on consumers’ credit ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. If you have fair credit, there are fewer business credit card options than for those with good or excellent credit. But you can ...