CFPB: Agency Kicks Off Rulemaking to Help Mitigate the Financial Consequences of Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse
Survivors of abuse financially suffer when their credit reports contain loans and accounts that they were forced into The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched a rulemaking to address the harmful effects of inaccurate credit reporting affecting survivors of domestic violence, elder abuse, and other forms of financial abuse. The agency is issuing an advance notice of…
ABA: Bank Employees Across U.S. Celebrate 21st Annual Get Smart About Credit Day
Bank employees across the country will celebrate the American Bankers Association Foundation’s Get Smart About Credit campaign today and throughout the year by educating teens and young adults about a range of personal finance topics. Get Smart About Credit Day, celebrated annually on the third Thursday of October, is one of three ABA Foundation youth financial education…
FHFA: Release of Historical VantageScore 4.0 Credit Scores Announced by the Enterprises
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) are making historical VantageScore® 4.0 credit scores available to approved users to support the transition to updated credit score and credit report requirements. The historical credit scores for each Enterprise are associated with single-family loans purchased by that Enterprise from April 2013 through March 2023. This comprehensive release reflects the period for which trended consumer credit data is reliably available across the three nationwide…
CFPB: Rule Proposed to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Rule would remove as much as $49 billion of medical debts that unjustly lowers credit scores for 15 million Americans The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from most credit reports, increase privacy protections, help to increase credit scores and loan approvals, and prevent debt collectors from…
CFPB: New Analysis Finds 15 Million Americans Have Medical Bills on Their Credit Reports
People living in the South continue to be most likely to have medical bills on their reports The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released research showing that 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports despite changes by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. The 15 million Americans disproportionately live in the South and low-income…
CFPB: Examiners Find Violations of Credit Report Accuracy Requirements, Including for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Examiners also found furnishers failed to correct false information and reported fraudulent information The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published an edition of Supervisory Highlights to share key findings from recent examinations about continuing accuracy problems in the credit reporting system. The CFPB found consumer reporting companies failed to ensure the accuracy of credit reports, including…
CFPB: New Guidance Addresses Inaccurate Background Check Reports and Sloppy Credit File Sharing Practices
False, incomplete, and old information must not appear in background check reports, and a person’s complete consumer file must be provided to them upon request Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance to consumer reporting companies to address inaccurate background check reports, as well as sloppy credit file sharing practices. The two advisory…
CFPB: New Proposed Rulemaking Announced to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
Proposals under consideration would help end coercive debt collection tactics, clean up inaccurate data, and improve credit score predictiveness The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced it is beginning a rulemaking process to remove medical bills from Americans’ credit reports. The CFPB outlined proposals under consideration that would help families financially recover from medical…
FHFA: New Phase of Public Engagement Process Announced for Updated Credit Score Requirements
Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced additional opportunities for ongoing public engagement to facilitate the transition to updated credit score models and credit report requirements for loans acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). This engagement, which will include stakeholder forums and listening sessions, will allow for identification of a wide…
Interagency Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Issued on Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), along with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (collectively, the agencies) are proposing a rule designed to implement quality control standards for…