Medical debt rule's fate uncertain amid CFPB regulatory limbo | Dollars & Sense
The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new rules to exclude medical debt from credit reports is uncertain, impacting millions.
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States must step up as fate of consumer watchdog CFPB remains in doubt
The future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the independent agency charged with for enhancing consumer ...
‘Crisis of legitimacy’: Democrats seek clarity on CFPB fate
When Jonathan McKernan faces the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday for his confirmation hearing to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the biggest questions may focus less on him than on ...
CFPB Employees Want to Work—if CFPB Leadership Would Just Let Them
So, CFPB workers want to do their job. CFBP leadership, at the behest of Trump and Musk, want to keep that from happening. A ...
What Credit Card Protections Could We Lose if the CFPB Closes?
Remember when the CFPB announced last year it would cap credit card late fees at $8? A typical late fee hovers around $32, so ...
Consumers need the CFPB. Remember the Great Recession?
The once-fierce watchdog is dropping consumer cases against companies and processing far fewer complaints.
CFPB rule to remove medical bills from credit reports goes into effect March 17, but enforcement uncertain: Legally Speaking
New CFPB rules may erase $49 billion in medical debt from credit reports, boosting credit scores for 15 million Americans if enforcement proceeds.
Judge Demands CFPB Witness Testimony in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration
"I just want to know if the work is being done or isn't being done," U.S. District Senior Judge Amy Berman Jackson said at a ...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered to stop work. What it could mean for you
The fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is uncertain as the agency and its workers have faced a tumultuous month of February so far, possibly leaving consumers with more ...