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

kate_sept2004 / Getty Images The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that regulates the collection of consumers' credit information and access to their credit reports. It was passed ...

Maxine Waters (D-CA) has introduced a bill in the House called the Fair Credit Reporting ... would act as an incentive for some people to game the system by taking out large amounts of debt ...

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

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

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

On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that would generally prohibit lenders from considering medical debt ... the Fair Credit Reporting Act ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday finalized its rule barring medical debt from being ... restores a provision of the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970, which restricted ...

The CFPB sued Experian, accusing the credit reporting bureau of violating “The Fair Credit Reporting Act” by not taking ... CFPB finalizes rule removing medical debt from credit reports ...

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