CFPB says that in 2022 there were 1.7 million adults in U.S. who were widowed in the past 12 months. Average age was 71 and ...

In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior months covered during the December 2024 webinar.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could drop lawsuits against dozens of companies, putting billions of dollars in ...

Reports of unpaid debt can tank an otherwise strong credit score. The new CFPB rule would change that for about 15 million Americans with medical debt on their credit reports.

Cheryl’s own story shows how, in just two weeks, an erroneous medical bill can drop an otherwise good credit score by 60 points. The CFPB gets extra credit for protecting consumers from billing ...

In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2024 applicable to debt collection practices. Like 2023, the theme of 2024 was ...

Certified Financial Planner Steve Overton recently joined Bloom, the globally syndicated health and wellness show, to discuss a major shift in credit reporting—the federal ...

The Trump administration's rapid dismantling of the U.S. consumer protection watchdog will have broad implications for ...

Warren helped create the CFPB in 2011, highlighting in a Saturday ... staff of 275 and address other matters like pawn shops, medical billing, credit reporting and financial data issues.

Understanding the different types of debt and how they are handled at death empowers you to reduce liabilities and preserve ...

The pace of change effected by the second Trump administration has been nothing short of dizzying. While I had largely checked out of cable news heading into the election, I ...