The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is the federal law regulating the collection of consumers’ credit information and access ...

More than a quarter of people who checked their credit reports found errors serious enough to impact their score, according ...

The CFPB is quietly adding protection for credit bureaus instead of protecting you. Here's what you need to know.

WXIN/WTTV — If you need help fixing your credit, there are plenty of companies and organizations offering services and advice. But there are also plenty of scammers who would love to take your money ...

Massive cuts by the Trump administration have seriously diminished the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) oversight of credit bureaus, according to a new ProPublica report. Launched in the ...

A new analysis finds that a 10% credit card interest rate cap would shrink access to credit, affecting well over 100 million American cardholders in the process. Some Republican and Democratic ...

HOUSTON — A long-standing water leak in Houston’s East End that neighbors say went unfixed for months is now being repaired — just a little over a week after KHOU 11 brought attention to the issue.

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Under Connecticut law, unpaid medical bills cannot be reported to credit agencies for inclusion on a credit report. In May 2024, Gov. Ned Lamont signed Public Act 24-6, “An Act Concerning the ...

The “Hard Fork” team is off this week, taking a much-needed break. While we’re away, we wanted to draw your attention to a recent episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” In this conversation, Ezra speaks ...

More than $10.9 million is being sent to consumers harmed by an organization that promised to repair their credit, the Federal Trade Commission said. The Federal Trade Commission announced last week a ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $10.9 million to consumers harmed by a credit repair operation known ...