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What will the procedure be like to remove medical bills from your credit reports?
A groundbreaking regulation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is set to transform the credit landscape in the United States. By excluding unpaid medical bills from credit reports, ...
Ted Cruz Leads Republican Charge to Defund Consumer-Protection Agency
The CFPB—tasked to protect consumers from unfair banking practices—was created by Democrats in the wake of the 2008 financial ...
Cruz to revive push to abolish government consumer protection agency
Senate Republicans backed a Wednesday effort from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
CFPB fines Equifax $15 million over errors on credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million for credit reporting errors. The CFPB alleged the credit bureau failed to properly investigate consumer disputes. Credit reports have ...
Medical Debt Will Now Be Wiped From Credit Reports
A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their credit scores.
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What Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB ... credit score or information from your credit report, please contact TransUnion® directly. NerdUp by NerdWallet credit card: NerdWallet ...
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CFPB Updates List of Consumer Reporting Companies
Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its annual list of consumer reporting companies. The list identifies dozens of specialty reporting companies that collect and sell ...
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TransUnion subsidiary Argus Information and Advisory Services agrees not to seek business with CFPB for three years
Argus Information and Advisory Services, a subsidiary of TransUnion, has agreed that it will not seek any government contracts with the CFPB for ...
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Experian credit bureau sued for allegedly failing to properly probe consumer complaints
Wells Fargo, Chase and Bank of America were sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over alleged widespread ... bureaus along with Equifax and Transunion. The bureaus collect credit ...