Tag: CFPB
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CFPB Finalizes Rule Removing Medical Debt from Credit Reports
January 10, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) finalized a rule this week that largely prohibits the inclusion of medical debt on credit reports and prohibits lenders from considering medical information when making lending decisions.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Updates
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CFPB Finalizes Strong Personal Financial Data Rights Rule with Data Minimization Requirements
October 24, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized new regulations to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The rule promotes financial inclusion and lays down some of the strongest consumer privacy protections in federal law.
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Consumer Privacy
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Cybersecurity
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Data Brokers
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Data Minimization
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Data Protection
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Data Security
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Updates
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EPIC Praises CFPB’s Proposal to Ban Medical Debt from Credit Reports
August 13, 2024
In comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, EPIC expressed support for the CFPB’s proposed rules to largely prohibit the inclusion of medical debt information on credit reports. The proposed rules would protect the privacy of consumers’ sensitive medical information and promote fairness and accuracy in credit reporting.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Data Protection
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Health and Reproductive Privacy
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Updates
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Data Brokers Threaten National Security. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Fair Credit Reporting Act Rulemaking Can Reduce the Threat.
April 30, 2024
Data brokers—companies that aggregate and sell our personal data—are a well-known threat to privacy. But data brokers do more than degrade our privacy; they also pose a serious threat to national security.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Analysis
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