Monday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an independent government agency, announced two big actions relating to our credit reports. The CFPB sued Experian, accusing the credit reporting ...

The government watchdog group ruled Tuesday that credit reporting agencies can't include medical debt on credit reports. The rule, which goes into effect on March 17, also bans lenders from using ...

The government agency predicts the rule will ... months or more to remove from your credit report,” she added. The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that low-wealth Americans, persons living ...

The government's consumer watchdog agency has finalized a rule banning medical debt from credit reports in a move that could raise the credit scores of about 15 million people.