Using information from an unreliable source like Trump’s Social Security Administration breaks the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s requirement to “use reasonable procedures to ensure maximum ...

If so, you’re not alone. Understanding exactly what the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is can help you fix these headaches and protect your credit score along the way. Your credit report ...

The bureau said that Equifax — which processes 765,000 disputes per month — violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act which mandates that credit reporting agencies investigate disputed information and ...

Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter at The Verge covering surveillance, the Department of Homeland Security, and the tech-right. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to propose new ...

Under federal law, medical debt reporting is governed by the same Fair Credit Reporting Act standards and requirements as all other debts. A consumer law firm may hesitate to accept FCRA cases ...

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that plaintiffs can sue the federal government for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, such as negligently reporting incorrect ...

A Nov. 2 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a clip of a man lip-syncing between blocks of text about the supposed benefits of a credit law. "Congress passed the FCRA LAW that allows ...

Kirtz brought the suit seeking monetary damages under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a 1970 law intended ... as defined in the definition section," Kagan said. "Then you go to the definition ...

Hard inquiries can reduce your credit score anywhere from zero to five points, depending on the details in your credit report ... good credit and fair credit. Space your credit applications ...

The No Surprises Act is designed to help tackle the medical debt crisis across the country. One way it does that is by removing certain medical debts from your credit report. As of April 11 of ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to decide whether Congress waived the United States’ sovereign immunity from lawsuits for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Department of ... It pointed ...

The administration is seeking to block Reginald Kirtz's lawsuit against a USDA agency brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a 1970 law passed by Congress to ensure fair and accurate credit ...