On the heels of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) interpretive rule issued last week explaining that the Fair Credit Reporting ...

A former Trump student-loan chief’s lawsuit could force the Education Department to repay wrongly defaulted borrowers.

Nationwide, about 100 million people have some form of health care debt, with millions burdened by $10,000 or more in unpaid ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule on October 20, 2025 stating that the Fair Credit Reporting Act ...

The Trump administration is moving to overrule state laws that protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt.

A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers' credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for ...

This last week was dominated by the RISE negotiated rule-making meetings, along with a continuing college enrollment cycle, ...

Wayne Johnson, who oversaw student loans during Trump's first term, is launching a lawsuit challenging the administration's debt collection efforts.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ended a consent order earlier than expected against the credit bureau TransUnion, ...

The Trump administration is taking steps to roll back state laws that protect consumers from having medical debt appear on credit reports.

Recent guidance from the CFPB calls on courts to overturn laws in 15 states which prohibit including medical debt on consumer ...

The Trump administration took another step last week to weaken protections for Americans with medical debt, issuing new guidance that threatens ongoing state efforts ...