The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is setting its regulatory target next on debt collection in light of technology advances such as text messaging and more. On Tuesday, the bureau issued a ...
On March 31, the CFPB released its Consumer Response Annual Report covering all 6.6 million complaints received in 2025, more than double the approximately 3.2 million received in 2024. The Bureau ...
The CFPB’s role in enforcing consumer protections may diminish as the federal agency undergoes changes and possible elimination. Consumers can still report issues to the FTC, OCC and state attorneys ...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Equifax, the nationwide consumer reporting agency, for its failure to conduct “proper investigations” of consumer disputes. The CFPB ...
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive their biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Rebecca Sheppard ...
If a representative from your collections department is trying to find the person who is behind on their vehicle retail installment sales contract, a reasonable chance exists that other organizations ...
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 ...
As part of his campaign for election, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to make New York City more affordable. To that end and as part of his affordability initiative, he has issued Executive ...