The CFPB is widely seen as a key ally of American consumers, but critics say it costs too much and stifles innovation.

Credit scores can be used by lenders to help them decide whether to offer you a mortgage, credit card, auto loan, and other ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million for credit reporting errors. The CFPB alleged the credit ...

For the “failure to conduct proper investigations of consumer disputes,” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last ...

Without admitting or denying the findings, Equifax has agreed to pay a $15 million civil monetary penalty that will be deposited into the CFPB's victims relief fund. A representative for Equifax ...

Experian, one of the nation’s largest credit bureaus, was sued Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly improperly handling consumer disputes, which could lead to lower ...

Experian was sued Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which accused the credit bureau of failing to properly probe consumer disputes. (Elise Amendola/AP) Experian, one of the ...

As the Trump administration prepared to take power in Washington, D.C., the Consumer Financial Protection ... the bureau sued some of the biggest Fortune 500 companies: Capital One, Experian ...

the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said it had sued the company for unlawfully failing to investigate consumers’ issues. “The CFPB alleges that Experian does not take sufficient ...

Experian was sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which accused the Costa Mesa-based credit bureau of failing to properly probe consumer disputes.