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Today, the CFPB proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from most credit reports, increase privacy protections, help to increase credit scores and loan approvals, and prevent debt collectors from using the credit reporting system to coerce people to pay.

Research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2022 showed that medical collections tradelines appeared on 43 million credit reports, and that 58 percent of bills that were in collections and on people’s credit records were medical bills.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today launched a public inquiry into junk fees that are increasing mortgage closing costs.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered prepared remarks on the agency’s public inquiry into junk fees in mortgage closing costs.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered prepared remarks at the Mortgage Bankers Association annual expo.

CFPB demanda a SoLo Funds, una plataforma de préstamos persona a persona, por mentirles a sus prestatarios y engañarlos acerca del verdadero costo de sus préstamos.

The CFPB sued SoLo Funds, which runs a peer-to-peer lending platform, for lying to borrowers and deceiving them about the total cost of loans.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra provided remarks regarding the Supreme Court’s decision in CFPB v. CFSA.

CFPB publica reporte mostrando que hay 15 millones de personas que todavía tienen facturas médicas en sus informes de crédito, a pesar de cambios efectuados en sus procesos por Equifax, Experian y TransUnion.

The CFPB today released research showing that 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports despite changes by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.

A letter written by Brian Shearer, CFPB Assistant Director of the Office of Policy Planning and Strategy, to Senator Matt Lesser of the Connecticut State Senate

General Counsel of the CFPB Seth Frotman provided a statement regarding the National Consumer Law Center / National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring training.

The CFPB today published an edition of Supervisory Highlights to share key findings from recent examinations about continuing accuracy problems in the credit reporting system.

CFPB publica edición de su Reporte de Supervisión mostrando datos claves encontrados en evaluaciones recientes sobre los continuos problemas con la exactitud del sistema de reporte del crédito.

A letter written by Director Rohit Chopra to Senator Monique Limón of the California State Senate.

CFPB emitió directrices para las compañías de informes de crédito para que resuelvan la emisión de reportes de antecedentes inexactos, así como inapropiadas prácticas para la entrega de archivos crediticios.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued guidance to consumer reporting companies to address inaccurate background check reports, as well as sloppy credit file sharing practices.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action against Commonwealth Financial Systems for illegally trying to collect unverified medical debts.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today ordered Toyota Motor Credit Corporation to pay $60 million in consumer redress and penalties for operating an illegal scheme to prevent borrowers from cancelling product bundles that increased their monthly car loan payments.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report highlighting medical debt collections and challenges faced by American families.

Credit reporting agencies have a responsibility to ensure that consumers’ personal data is accurate and secure.

The CFPB and Federal Trade Commission took action against a rental screening subsidiary of the TransUnion conglomerate.

CFPB y FTC toman acción contra la subsidiaria de verificación de antecedentes de inquilinos del conglomerado TransUnion.

Under a recent CFPB enforcement action, customers who signed up for credit repair services that were marketed to them through telemarketing can cancel their credit repair services anytime.

Gracias a la acción de la CFPB, Clientes pueden cancelar en cualquier momento los servicios de reparación de crédito que les hayan vendido con telemarketing.