Plain-language articles on credit reports, disputes, consumer rules and business credit. Educational only, not legal advice.
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Enlarge this image Carrie Barrett, a former defendant in a suit brought by Methodist Hospital, testifies during service at Apostolic Fellowship Church on Sept. 15, 2019…
I was speaking to a consumer group recently and the topic of credit repair came up as a discussion point. I fielded questions about whether or…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy submitted comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule for the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act…
Chicago Public Library is now the largest public library system in the nation to stop penalizing residents for overdue library books. Chicago will no longer fine…
A bill signed by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf allows consumers to permanently register their phone number on the Do Not Call (DNC) List. HB-318, the Telemarketer Registration Act,…
On September 18, 28 state attorneys general filed a comment letter in response to the CFPB’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) amending Regulation F to implement…
Nearly half of Americans believe a credit score and a credit report are the same thing, according to a study by the American Bankers Association. That’s…
An Bord Pleanála has given the green light for the restoration of the derelict 19th century cottage at Blackrock to create a new restaurant and bicycle…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published its quarterly consumer credit trends report on September 25. In the Report, the CFPB gave an in-depth look at bankruptcy…
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