Native Americans are twice as likely as others to have overdue medical bills in collection, and major problems within the Indian Health Service are a key reason, a new federal report shows. The December report from the Consumer Financial Protection ...

Gig workers and other independent contractors can take collective action seeking better compensation and job conditions without being challenged by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the regulator said Tuesday (Jan. 14). The FTC said this in a press release announcing ...

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is reportedly proposing a refund requirement for digital assets following a slew of crypto hacks. According to a new report by The Financial Times, the CFPB – which aims to protect consumers from ...

OREANDA-NEWS In Russia, the amount of overdue credit card payments has approached half a trillion rubles. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to the Scoring Bureau.The article says that in November last year, "bad" credit card debt increased by ...

▲ ‎+2.43%‎ A Capital One bank branch in New York.© Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg/Getty Images Capital One is being sued by the US government’s consumer watchdog agency for “cheating millions of consumers” and not paying more than $2 billion in interest to ...

Since our last Cabinet News & Views issue on December 19, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has finalized yet another rule, this one addressing the circumstances under which medical bills should be removed from credit reports, approved a standard ...

Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized an order requiring tax return preparation company H&R Block to make changes for the 2025 tax filing season—and to pay $7 million to compensate ...

CFPB accuses Capital One of deceptive practices in $2bn interest lawsuit. (Credit: Jmswllms0/Wikipedia.org (Creative Commons)) The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Capital One and its parent company, Capital One Financial, accusing the banking institution of ...

SLEEPY EYE – SouthPoint Financial Credit Union announced key leadership promotions as a result of the credit union’s growth and expansion, and in preparation for future growth opportunities. Troy Diedrich, previously Chief Experience Officer, has been promoted to Executive Vice ...