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CFPB, Equifax and credit reports
Equifax Paying $15 Million For Consumer Dispute Failures
For the “failure to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last Friday announced enforcement actions taken against Equifax, requiring the nationwide consumer reporting agency to pay a $15 million civil money penalty and bring its business practices into compliance with federal law.
CFPB Orders Credit Reporting Agency to Pay $15 Million for Mishandling Consumer Disputes
On January 17, 2025, the CFPB issued a consent order against a large consumer reporting agency for failing to properly investigate consumer disputes concerning inaccurate information on consumers’ credit reports.
CFPB fines Equifax $15 million for 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.
CFPB targets Experian via lawsuit over credit report errors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Experian, claiming the nationwide consumer reporting agency is unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. According to a news release distributed on Tuesday,
US consumer bureau fines Equifax $15 million over handling of consumer disputes
In a statement, a spokesperson for Equifax said the settlement "turns the page" on the matter, which it first disclosed in 2022.
US consumer bureau fines Equifax $15 million for issues fixing consumer disputes
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Friday it had fined credit reporting bureau Equifax $15 million for failing to sufficiently investigate consumer disputes of its credit reports.
Equifax hit with $15 million penalty from U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Equifax will pay a $15 million penalty for failing to properly investigate credit report disputes. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order on Friday against the Atlanta-based consumer reporting agency,
Equifax Fined $15M For Inaccurate Credit Scores, Mishandling Disputes: CFPB
One of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies has been fined $15 million for issuing inaccurate credit scores and failing to properly investigate consumer disputes, officials said. Equifax will pay the fine into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's victims relief fund,
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Equifax ordered to pay $15 million for improper investigations regarding credit card errors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this week ordered Equifax to pay $15 million for failing to conduct proper ...
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Industry groups sue to stop Biden from banning medical debt on credit reports
Opposition is quickly forming against the Biden administration’s rule to ban medical debt from appearing on consumers’ credit ...
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CFPB Finalizes Rule Removing Medical Debt From Credit Reports
The agency estimated the rule will remove more than $49 billion in medical bills from the credit reports of about 15 million ...
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CFPB Publishes Supervisory Highlights Focused on Deposits, Small-Dollar Lending, BNPL, and Paycheck Advance Products
During the week of January 6, the CFPB released a “second” Winter 2024 Supervisory Highlights, focused on the agency’s most recent findings ...
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The laws behind credit repair
While CROA focuses on regulating credit repair companies, other federal laws are focused on protecting consumers. The Fair ...
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Consumers with medical debt stuck in the middle as ban from credit report faces lawsuit
With the new lawsuits, consumers with medical debt will be stuck in the middle but experts say there are options.
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Industry groups sue over Biden ban on medical debt from credit reports
Harvard University has hired another law firm to help it navigate a U.S. House investigation into its response to claims of ...
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