Buy now, pay later loans do show up on consumer credit reports, but they’ll only affect your credit score and are only ...

Consumers are expecting inflation to further raise prices on food and gas—especially the latter—in the coming ...

The notices are mandated by well-intentioned laws requiring that affected consumers be notified. And there were more than ...

Changes to the CFPB have made it more difficult to file a complaint and limited protections available to consumers, making it ...

Hundreds of consumers have complained to the CFPB about a credit card for rental payments called Bilt. But the agency has been prohibited from responding.

The gov't agency responsible for policing credit reporting agencies is being defunded. How can you make sure your credit ...

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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Rebecca Sheppard specializes in untangling other people’s ...

Consumer confidence in personal financial knowledge remains high, though foundational financial literacy shows a notable decline. About 59% of respondents to a new U.S. News survey don't know FICO ...

A proposal pitched as a way to help consumers struggling with interest rates is unsettling the financial sector. As President Donald Trump and other populist lawmakers push for a 10% cap on credit ...

The credit card market is broken. Visa and Mastercard combined control about 85% of the market. With such power, the two companies set the rates for higher-than-ever fees charged to business owners ...

Kentucky Legal Aid is launching "Your Money, Your Rights" from February to April, a consumer law program aiming to help members in 15 counties impacted by the 2021 tornado. Many long term financial ...