Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued guidance to consumer reporting companies about their obligation to screen for and eliminate obviously false “junk data” from consumers’ credit reports. Companies need to take steps to reliably detect and remove inconsistent or impossible

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is exploring a rule to crack down on junk fees proliferating throughout the economy. Junk fees are unnecessary, unavoidable, or surprise charges that inflate costs while adding little to no value. Consumers can get hit with junk fees at any stage

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released a new issue brief that examines how overdraft fees affect economically insecure older adults. An overdraft occurs when a consumer has insufficient funds in their account to cover a transaction, but the financial institution nevertheless pays it

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP) is hosting a free virtual training about Medicare in 2023 on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. During the training, attendees will learn about the following topics: Medicare coverage options and costs in 2023  Medicare updates

Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency now offers people the choice to self-select their sex on their Social Security number (SSN) record. The agency has implemented this policy change and the new option is now available. “The Social Security

Join The Century Foundation’s Disability Economic Justice Collaborative and friends on Thursday, October 20, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern for a free virtual event commemorating SSI’s fiftieth anniversary and looking at the road ahead to reform.

As work continues to bring lasting reform to the judicial system for individuals with autism, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty today announced the launch of a new data initiative being piloted within the dependency court system to assist children with an autism spectrum disorder

Starting this week, the Internal Revenue Service is sending letters to more than 9 million individuals and families who appear to qualify for a variety of key tax benefits but did not claim them by filing a 2021 federal income tax return. Many in this group may be eligible to claim some or all of