CFPB, Experian and consumer report

CFPB targets Experian via lawsuit over credit report errors
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Experian, claiming the nationwide consumer reporting agency is unlawfully failing to properly investigate consumer disputes. According to a news release distributed on Tuesday,
CFPB Sues Experian Accusing Credit Reporting Agency of 'Sham Investigations' in Consumer Dispute Process
The CFPB has sued Experian, claiming the company failed to properly investigate consumer credit report disputes.
CFPB Accuses Experian Of 'Sham' Consumer Dispute Investigations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today sued Experian, the national consumer credit reporting agency, for threatening consumers’ access to credit, employment, and housing by failing to properly investigate consumer disputes.
CFPB fines Equifax $15 million for errors on credit reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million for credit reporting errors. The CFPB alleged the credit bureau failed to properly investigate consumer disputes.
Experian Conducted ‘Sham Investigations’ Into Errors in Its Credit Reports, CFPB Alleges
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued the credit reporting agency alleging that if failed to investigate or correct errors in credit reports even when it had ample evidence supporting consumer disputes.
US consumer bureau fines Equifax $15 million over handling of consumer disputes
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Friday it had fined credit reporting bureau Equifax $15 million for failing to sufficiently investigate consumer disputes of its credit reports.
Credit agency crackdown: CFBP fines Equifax for damaging credit report errors
The CFPB cited Equifax’s failure to investigate disputes and resolve errors as part of its crackdown on credit reporting.
CFPB Fines Equifax $15M Over Consumer Dispute Probes -- Update
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleged Friday that Equifax made it difficult for consumers to fully describe their disputes and ignored evidence submitted with those disputes. It also lacked the systems needed to prevent previously deleted errors from being put back on credit reports,
US consumer bureau fines Equifax $15 million for issues fixing consumer disputes
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on Friday it had fined credit reporting bureau Equifax $15 million for failing to sufficiently investigate consumer disputes of its credit reports.
Equifax Fined $15M For Inaccurate Credit Scores, Mishandling Disputes: CFPB
One of the nation’s largest credit reporting agencies has been fined $15 million for issuing inaccurate credit scores and failing to properly investigate consumer disputes, officials said. Equifax will pay the fine into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's victims relief fund,
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CFPB sues Experian over ‘sham’ credit report investigations that harm consumers : “What more can I do?”
In a move that could have significant implications for consumers and the credit reporting industry, the Consumer ...
Experian credit bureau sued for allegedly failing to properly probe consumer complaints
Experian was sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which accused the Costa Mesa-based credit bureau of failing to ...
CFPB Fines Equifax $15M Over Consumer Dispute Probes
Without admitting or denying the findings, Equifax has agreed to pay a $15 million civil monetary penalty that will be deposited into the CFPB's victims relief fund. A representative for Equifax ...
Experian Accused of Tanking People's Credit Scores in New Lawsuit
The CFPB sues Experian for "sham investigations," alleging violations of FCRA and CFPA. Demands reforms and penalties.
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Experian sued for allegedly failing to investigate consumer disputes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Experian, one of the nation's largest credit ...
Experian accused of failing to properly investigate consumer disputes
A top watchdog agency for consumer finance has accused the credit rating company Experian of failing to properly investigate ...
Industry groups sue to stop Biden from banning medical debt on credit reports
The rule ends the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports and prevents lenders from using certain medical information in ...
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Consumer Alert: New York AG settles with Equifax over credit score errors
The New York Attorney General announced a settlement with Equifax over inaccuracies in credit scores for New Yorkers. This issue affected about 77,000 residents due to a coding mistake, according to ...