The CFPB's lawsuit against Experian underscores the critical importance of accurate credit reporting in our financial system.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Experian, one of the largest credit reporting agencies in the U.S., for allegedly conducting "sham investigations" into ...

The CFPB alleges that Experian has violated the FCRA’s requirements for handling consumer disputes in numerous ways. Specifically, the CFPB alleges that Experian is harming consumers by: ...

The CFPB alleges Experian failed to properly investigate consumer disputes, violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act and restoring incorrect information on consumers' credit reports.

Experian then fails to inform consumers of its findings, and instead offers confusing and incorrect information, CFPB stated. Further, Experian reinserts inaccurate information into credit reports ...

CFPB Sues Experian. The CFPB sued Experian, accusing the credit reporting bureau of violating “The Fair Credit Reporting Act” by not taking the proper steps to process, investigate and notify ...

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

The Experian lawsuit's filing came shortly after another credit report-related CFPB announcement in which the bureau finalized a rule aimed at collectively removing roughly $49 billion in medical debt ...

CFPB data shows that last year the agency received 352,760 complaints from consumers about incorrect information appearing on their Experian credit reports, slightly less than the other two major ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today sued Experian, the national consumer credit reporting agency, for threatening consumers’ access to credit, employment, and housing by failing to ...

The CFPB's lawsuit against Experian underscores the critical importance of accurate credit reporting in our financial system. As consumers, we rely on these reports to access credit, housing, and ...