If you're behind on debt payments, your lender might send you to collections. And while the harassing phone calls and ...

In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to debt collection practices. Like 2023, the theme of 2024 was ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) requested and was granted a 90-day stay in the litigation involving ...

US President Donald Trump's administration has informed staff at the country's consumer protection agency that it is temporarily shuttering its headquarters and pausing all work, according to an email ...

US President Donald Trump's administration has informed staff at the country's consumer protection agency that it is ...

As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its effort to swiftly reshape the federal government, the president was expected early this week to discuss imposing 25% tariffs on imports ...

Mortgage companies under scrutiny could see a reprieve, while the status of functions like behind-the-scenes guidance inquiries is uncertain, experts say.

Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on his way to the Super Bowl that he will announce 25% tariffs on all imports of ...

credit reporting and debt collection. Not only will the CFPB work to get you a response from the company, it also uses consumer complaints to prioritize its initiatives. Blow the whistle ...

In its 14 years, the CFPB has created rules limiting credit card late fees and overdraft penalties, protected consumers from ...

No, a debt collector cannot legally make false statements about your debt. Still, some debt collectors will resort to these ...