One of the most important things to know when you apply for a credit card is which credit bureau the bank uses to pull your credit report. Your credit report is a detailed record of your credit ...

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Fact checked by Betsy Petrick Key Takeaways An incorrect address can be an innocent error, but it can also signal identity theft.The address on your credit report generally won't affect your credit ...

In a case of first impression, the Fifth Circuit in Reyes v. Equifax Information Systems, L.L.C., joined the First, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in affirming the District Court for the Eastern ...

Medical debt is unfortunately synonymous with healthcare in the United States. Approximately 41% of Americans have debt for medical or dental bills – meaning they are currently owing a bill, being ...

"This case was easy to predict. If a credit agency reports a consumer as dead, it only makes sense for them to be held accountable," said Daniel Zemel, an attorney based in Paterson, New Jersey, on ...

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A federal judge blocked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule that would have prevented medical debts from appearing on credit reports. The CFPB argued the rule would have improved credit ...

Every year, millions of Americans become victims of credit fraud. Most victims don’t know their identity has likely already been compromised. Identity fraud cost Americans more than $42.9 billion in ...

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On July 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule prohibiting the inclusion of medical debt on consumer credit ...