Plain-language articles on credit reports, disputes, consumer rules and business credit. Educational only, not legal advice.
Thursday, September 12, 2019 On September 10, 2019, California federal judge, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, entered a $267 million judgment against a debt collection agency, Rash Curtis & Associates (Rash Curtis), for its violation of the…
BOSTON, (SHNS) – Credit unions and banks, long at odds over the differing regulations they face, renewed sparring Wednesday over several bills that industry leaders on…
It’s easy to criticize the payday lending industry for its high fees and repetitive loan rollovers. But it’s much harder to come up with an alternative…
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 TCPA cases against debt collectors and first-party creditors are notoriously difficult to certify. They typically involve individual issues of consent and revocation…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is continuing its efforts to work on regulatory uncertainty for debt collectors and other financial services companies following the release of…
WASHINGTON (CN) – Bringing to Congress an issue that has become a prominent fixture of the 2020 Democratic primary, a House panel on Tuesday grappled with…
Equifax dangled an enticing offer for the 148 million consumers impacted by its massive 2017 data breach: a $125 cash payment. Now the credit reporting company…
Student loan experts warned the House that the student debt crisis is now a “trillion-dollar blackhole” and was hurting the financial system. “Every 28 seconds, another…
Consumer borrowing surged in July at its fastest pace since late 2017, driven by a big jump credit card use. Consumer borrowing increased by $23.3 billion…
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — If you’ve ever moved out of a rented apartment, you were likely hit with surprise charges. More unpaid apartment debt ends up…
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