Opinion: As the credit reporting industry evolves in 2026, expect an increased focus on state-level regulatory frameworks—and ...

On July 11, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) rule prohibiting the inclusion of medical debt on consumer credit ...

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On October 28, the CFPB issued an interpretive rule under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) declaring that federal law generally preempts state laws governing the content of consumer credit reports ...

A background check can sink a job offer if prospective employers don’t like what they see. While they can request to have a lot of information about a job candidate’s past included in such a report, ...

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 ...

Discovering an error on your credit report can be alarming, especially when that mistake affects your ability to secure housing, employment, or financing. While you ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to overrule any state laws that may protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt and other debt issues. The Consumer Financial Protection ...

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This repeals previous Biden-era rules and regulations that allowed states to implement their own credit reporting bans. NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to overrule any state laws ...