Credit Report Lawsuits Are Up Sharply in 2026. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
FCRA lawsuits are up 43.8% this year while the CFPB scales back oversight. Learn how to dispute credit report errors and when to get help.
FCRA lawsuits are up 43.8% this year while the CFPB scales back oversight. Learn how to dispute credit report errors and when to get help.
Got an email from Richard Stone & Associates demanding payment for fire, flood, or storm restoration work? Learn the 9 FDCPA red flags to look for and what to do before you pay.
Federal consumer-protection lawsuits rose 31% in 2025 to the highest level in ten years, led by a 44% jump in Fair Credit Reporting Act cases and a 63% jump in robocall and text cases. Here’s what the new Lex Machina report found and how to tell whether a credit-reporting error or unwanted call gives you a claim.
A federal judge in Washington ruled that collectors broke the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by garnishing a couple’s wages on a judgment that had expired more than a year earlier. Here’s what happened, how long judgments last in several states, and what to do if a collector comes after you on an old judgment.
On September 25, 2026, a federal judge in Oregon ruled that the government’s decision to stop requesting funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was unlawful and unconstitutional. Here’s what the ruling does, what it doesn’t do, and what it means if you’re dealing with a debt collector, a credit reporting error or a lender.