Explore U.S. consumer protection laws that shield against scams and unethical practices like predatory lending, ensuring your ...

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Consumer protection laws help keep businesses honest by shielding consumers against companies that operate with unfair, ...

When the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) was passed in 1968, it aimed to protect consumers from these and other abusive practices. The law placed restrictions on banks, credit card issuers, debt ...

The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act mandates employers and consumer reporting agencies to furnish the FCRA Summary of Consumer Rights to applicants and employees. In 2023, the Consumer Financial ...

On August 7, in Frazier v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant summary judgment to defendant ...

Experian, one of the nation’s largest credit bureaus, was sued Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly improperly handling consumer disputes, which could lead to lower credit ...

The Trump administration has issued an interpretive rule that undermines state laws forbidding the inclusion of medical debt on consumers’ credit reports. The guideline published in the Federal ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta leads a coalition suing the CFPB for funding refusal, alleging risks to nationwide ...