FTC, Fed Criticized Over Credit Reports
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Lawmakers accused federal regulators yesterday of moving too slowly to implement rules to help consumers fix errors on their credit reports.
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun mailing claim forms to more than 1,400 identity theft victims who spent money to clear up identity-theft problems due to a security breach at data broker ChoicePoint announced in early 2005.
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WASHINGTON - Executives from major credit rating agencies were accused yesterday by senators of being hampered by conflicts of interest that may have contributed to the worldwide mortgage market turmoil.
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Credit "piggybacking" has the industry in an uproar.
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The bill is part of a measure aimed at curbing what some consumer advocates say are deceptive lending practices aimed at people with low incomes or poor credit histories.
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Wednesday's disclosure that government regulators have raised safety and soundness questions about mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae has given new ammunition to critics of the company and its sister firm, Freddie Mac.
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Raising the fine line US consumer watchdog the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is calling for a bigger stick with which to punish spyware purveyors.â¦
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A seamy practice with a slightly annoying name is separating unwary consumers from their banking information, according to a bulletin released by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center.
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FTC is mailing forms to consumers who believe they were victims of identity theft.
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Consumers borrowed more freely in September, especially when it came to racking up charges on their credit cards, the Federal Reserve reported Friday.
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The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday proposed new protections for high-cost mortgage borrowers to avoid a repeat of the loose lending standards that have put many Americans at risk of losing their homes.
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InfoWorld - Identity theft remained top of mind among U.S. consumers last year, but complaints about Internet auction fraud dropped noticeably, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
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Banks in the United States tightened their lending standards and terms for businesses and consumers alike amid a deteriorating economic outlook, a Federal Reserve survey showed on Monday.
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The most recent figures from the Federal Reserve noted an uptick of more than 9 percent in "revolving credit" -- that is, the debt carried by the millions of American consumers who don't pay off their cards every month -- putting the total at $888.2 billion as of March.
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The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday considered new protections for high-cost mortgage borrowers to avoid a repeat of the loose lending standards that have put many Americans at risk of losing their homes.
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Credit rating agencies drew  more fire on Wednesday as a powerful U.S. regulator said it was  investigating if their judgment had been colored by money from  customers selling subprime mortgages.
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The heads of the big three credit-rating companies and their critics will face off Tuesday in a Senate Banking Committee hearing, setting the stage for a regulatory battle over an industry that has eluded controls despite mounting concerns about conflicts of interest, aggressive business practices and a lack of competition and transparency.