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Last year, consumers reported more issues with credit reports and debt collection.
How collection agents posed as law enforcement and court officials to collect millions of dollars from consumers across the country
CFPB plans to start reevaluating the agency, its enforcement actions and rulemaking, starting with a document used to collect information during investigations.
The acting director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to stifle regulations, but consumer advocates argue the free market alone isn’t enough to hold bad actors to account.