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Credit reporting firms should fix practices amid consumer complaints- U.S. watchdog
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday recommended that Experian, Equifax...
Medical Billing Errors Hurt US Troops' Credit, Federal Consumer Agency Says
Military.com via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. service members say their credit ratings have been hurt by medical billing errors and delayed...
Ayanna Pressley on Introducing Bill to Advance Trans Rights
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts introduced a bill on Transgender Day of Visibility Friday...
Consumer bureau orders debt collection agency to shut down for illegal practices
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday ordered Commonwealth Financial Systems, a debt...
Here’s why your credit score may now be higher
Yahoo Money· 2 years agoMany Americans may get a higher credit score this month after the removal of 70% of medical debt from credit reports nationwide. As of July, the nation’s...
Exclusive: Fannie Mae to announce plan to bolster renters' credit scores
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoWhen it comes to credit scores, renters are at a distinct disadvantage compared to homeowners. While...
New York joins Colorado in banning medical debt from credit scores
CBS MoneyWatch via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoNew York has become the second U.S. state to protect their residents' credit scores from being...
Average credit scores in the US are at a record high — but these states are below the curve
MoneyWise via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoEvery state in the union increased its average credit score last year, recent data shows, despite...
Republicans look to codify tri-merge credit model into law
HousingWire via Yahoo Finance· 3 weeks agoRep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.) has introduced a bill to the U.S. House of Representatives that would...
CFPB’s Recommendation for ‘Consumer Participation’ With Bureaus Demands Alternative Data
PYMNTS via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoEach year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues a report on TransUnion, Equifax and...