An incorrect address on your credit report is one at which you've never lived and it can be a signal of identity theft.

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It's especially important to check if you're retired. If identity thieves wanted to steal a person's credit identity -- ...

These rule-related actions are two of the latest examples of administrative agencies under the Trump administration reducing ...

US Senator Elizabeth Warren is urging regulators to scrutinize the burgeoning private credit market, warning that implosions ...

None of us chose the credit system that underlies our consumer economy, but good luck opting out. Here's how to keep a good ...

The trade group representing debt collection agencies, creditors, debt buyers, collection attorneys, and debt collection industry service ...

Credit checks are not allowed in some areas. States where employer credit checks are not allowed or are only allowed in a limited capacity include California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, ...

On October 22, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a credit reporting agency’s renewed partial motion to dismiss and motion to strike the CFPB’s second amended ...

The Trump administration has issued an interpretive rule that undermines state laws forbidding the inclusion of medical debt on consumers’ credit reports. The guideline published in the Federal ...

The Trump administration is set to issue new guidance prohibiting states from removing medical debt from consumers’ credit reports. Fifteen states, including California, Colorado and Maine, have ...

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 ...