The CFPB is quietly adding protection for credit bureaus instead of protecting you. Here's what you need to know.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a new rule to ban excessive credit card late fees. Congress banned excessive fees in 2009, but the Federal Reserve Board of Governors issued ...

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Credit card protection insurance is a form of protection offered by card issuers to help cardholders in times of financial ...

Debt collection complaints in North Texas have paralleled a nationwide surge. Experts and data attribute the spike to higher ...

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Errors on credit reports. Unexpected bank and other “junk” fees. New financial products that conceal their true costs and terms. For help with those problems, millions of consumers in the U.S. have ...

This past week the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) stopped operations and halted funding to the agency. Born out of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer ...

Tue, November 26, 2024 at 9:48 PM UTC Whether you’re tapping your card at a contactless terminal or shopping online using a virtual card, credit cards are one the most secure ways to make a purchase.