The Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968 (CCPA) is federal legislation outlining disclosure requirements for consumer ...

A “faulty” transfer of student loan accounts from Nelnet to Mohela in 2023 led to “millions of consumer credit reporting errors,” lawmakers say in a new letter to government agencies reviewed by CNBC.

A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million over credit reporting errors. The CFPB alleged the credit bureau failed to properly investigate consumer disputes. Credit reports ...

Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from credit bureaus over reports of faulty information from student loan servicers, raising concerns about borrower harm.

The U.S. consumer has carried the economy through years of high inflation, elevated interest rates, and stubbornly expensive ...

With buy now/pay later carving out its place as a lasting consumer credit product, nonbank lenders have been looking for ways to improve credit decisions. Processing Content Affirm has taken the first ...

A CFPB spokesperson told ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative newsroom, that "the complaint system inundated with submissions from bots and third-party credit repair firms." Warren was a key ...

The majority of American consumers now have at least a good credit score or higher. Select unpacks the six major ways that a good credit score can improve your life.

The change in loan servicers caused nearly 2 million duplicate student loan records to appear on borrowers' credit reports, while hundreds of thousands of borrowers' credit scores were reported ...