Photo: Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance clarifying that debt collectors are violating federal law when they collect on inaccurate or legally invalid medical debts. Illegal practices from these debt collectors – which may ...

For the second time in five years, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide a case that arises out of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (TCPA) ban on the sending of unsolicited faxes. On Friday, October 3, 2024, the Court said ...

BOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New analysis from global analytics software leader, FICO (NYSE: FICO), shows that the national average U.S. FICO® Score currently sits at 717. This is one point lower than a year ago and the same as when FICO last ...

A relatively obscure corner of the banking sector is being thrust into the spotlight — and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. may change the ways in which industrial loan companies operate. In doing so, it may be the case that nonbanks, ...

Compensation to Visa and Mastercard customers Farewell to Walmart thieves forever – a new security system has been developed that will transform everything These dollar bills will be declined in stores starting October 2024 The era of feeling safe while ...

Foreclosure Starts Down 10 Percent from Last Year;Bank Repossessions Down 12 Percent from Last Year IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, today released its Q3 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market ...

As the nation braces for another major hurricane, the Justice Department, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is warning consumers about those looking to take advantage of natural disasters by engaging in ...

By Richard J. Andreano, Jr. & John L. Culhane, Jr. on October 11, 2024 POSTED IN DEPT. OF JUSTICE, FAIR LENDING, MORTGAGES The Justice Department announced that Citadel Federal Credit Union has agreed to pay more than $6.5 million to ...

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