The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a cornerstone of consumer protection in the United States, ensuring the accuracy and privacy of credit information.

However, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lays out rules that the credit bureaus have to follow and rights to which their ...

Maxine Waters (D-CA) has introduced a bill in the House called the Fair Credit Reporting Improvement Act of 2014 ... Today, if you challenge information with the credit reporting agencies ...

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

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found roughly 43 million Americans had medical bills on their credit reports, ...

On January 17, 2025, the CFPB issued a consent order against a large consumer reporting agency for failing to properly investigate consumer ...

Negative information that's either inaccurate ... may be in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act for routinely failing to address consumer complaints about credit report errors.

Equifax failed in its basic duty to investigate and resolve consumer disputes about inaccurate information on their credit ...

Understanding your rights as a consumer is more critical than ever. Financial rights education platforms have emerged as ...

resulting in the inclusion of incorrect information on consumer reports,” the agency’s news release said. The CFPB alleges Experian has violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which requires ...

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