Although Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) priorities and mandates are undergoing shifts with the new Trump administration, the CFPB ...

When a debt collector contacts you, follow these steps to verify the debt: First, don't acknowledge the debt or provide any ...

On March 4, the California DFPI finalized regulations under the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). The final regulations, which take effect July ...

By Lauren Schwahn, NerdWallet Reducing debt is Americans’ top financial priority for 2025. That’s according to the CFP Board of Standard’s Debt and New Year’s Resolutions Report. It’s an ...

Key Takeaways - What Debt Protections Could Consumers Lose Without the CFPB? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was launched in 2011 in response to the 2008 banking crisis, which ...

Legislation to Overturn Medical Debt Rule: U.S. Senator Mike Rounds and Representative Ralph Norman introduced resolutions to ...

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken major steps to help people with medical debt in its nearly 14-year history. It issued rules barring medical debt from Americans’ credit ...

Workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have been on administrative leave since February as part of a reported ...

The Trump administration is doing the bidding of big banks. Sen. Collins' focus must be on consumers in Maine.

New York state officials are pushing for additional state-level protections for consumers and small businesses as federal ...

The federal government has called Portfolio Recovery Associates a "repeat offender." A class-action lawsuit in North Carolina resulted in a $5.75 million settlement.

CFPB Oversees Consumer Credit and Debt Laws ... Consumers have rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which bans harassment, false or misleading representations and unfair practices ...