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

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

Having an erroneous collection account on your credit report isn't a life sentence, though. There are laws in place to ...

Employers that use tracking technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor workers and make employment decisions may now have one more ...

In a bit of a surprise development at the end of 2024, the United States Senate passed the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act, which amends the ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Jan. 17, 2025, that Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, must pay a $15 million penalty for not conducting ...

The trade groups say the rule violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which expressly permits consumer reporting agencies to report information about medical debt and authorises creditors to consi ...

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 ...

The Costa Mesa-based company was accused in a federal lawsuit of failing to properly investigate consumer disputes with creditors and committing other violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ...

Monday, the Consumer Financial ... relating to our credit reports. The CFPB sued Experian, accusing the credit reporting bureau of violating “The Fair Credit Reporting Act” by not taking ...

And beyond credit products, good credit habits follow you into the workplace. In the states that allow it, employers often pull consumer ... see under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and they ...