SoloSettle Transforms Debt Settlement Amid Uncertainty Over CFPB Regulations
Recent actions by President Donald Trump against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have sparked concerns over ...
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Court stays a medical debt credit reporting case against CFPB
On February 13, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas stayed a lawsuit against the CFPB regarding the CFPB’s medical ...
CFPB Shutdown Leaves Consumers Vulnerable - Legal Action is Now the Best Defense
With the CFPB shut down, banks and lenders now face no federal oversight, putting homeowners and consumers at risk of ...
What Cuts to the CFPB Could Mean For Consumers
The CFP also prosecutes companies that it says fail to protect consumers. In December, it filed a lawsuit against the ...
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CFPB Bites of the Month - 2024 Annual Review - Debt Collection
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to debt collection practices. Like 2023, the theme of 2024 was ...
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Gutting the CFPB Could Leave You More Vulnerable to Financial Fraud. Here's Why
The CFPB emerged in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis with the mission of "enforcing federal consumer financial laws and ...
From credit cards to medical debt: What may happen to some key consumer protection rules under Trump
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the so-called cop on the beat protecting Americans from financial abuse, is now under strict orders to do nothing.
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7 Things Debt Collectors Aren’t Allowed To Do (No Matter How Much You Owe)
If you're behind on debt payments, your lender might send you to collections. And while the harassing phone calls and ...
'It's not my debt': Major debt collector filed thousands of lawsuits in Arizona, report says, even as it was being punished for consumer violations
One of the nation’s largest debt collectors launched tens of thousands of lawsuits in Arizona since 2022, according to 12 ...
Trump CFPB Pick McKernan to Lead Agency Targeted for Shutdown
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Jonathan McKernan to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau brought some relief ...
Under Trump, Rule That Bars Medical Debt From Credit Reports Faces Challenges
The Biden administration issued a rule that would bar medical debt from being included on credit reports. Consumer advocates ...