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 ...

Equifax (NYSE:EFX) has been fined $15M by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for conducting inadequate investigations of disputes by the consumer reporting agency’s customers ...

The bureau said that Equifax — which processes 765,000 disputes per month — violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act which mandates that credit reporting agencies investigate disputed information and ...

The best credit cards for fair or average credit offer a balance of rewards, manageable fees, and focus on building credit. Benzinga's top picks include Capital One or Petal. Benzinga reviewed ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered American Honda Finance Corporation to pay $12.8 million for reporting incorrect information that harmed the credit reports of 300,000 ...

If you report it within three days, you will have zero liability for the unauthorised transaction. Here is a guide on customer liability for unauthorised credit card transactions. What is the ...

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In 2022, the CFPB published a report highlighting the huge burden of medical debt on Americans, after which credit reporting companies voluntarily removed medical debt under $500 from their credit ...

Earl “Buddy” Carter has proposed eliminating the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and replacing the current US tax code with a national consumption tax through a bill known as H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act ...

affordable health care by extending the ACA premium tax credit this year.” The CBO also estimated last month that premiums would spike without the subsidies, and the number of uninsured ...

From January 1, 2025, RBI's bi-monthly credit updates aim to boost credit scores, empower borrowers, and improve lender risk assessments. Listen to Story RBI mandates 15-day credit updates from 2025 ...