Credit bureau Equifax has agreed to pay a $15 million fine to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Friday to resolve allegations that it failed to conduct proper investigations of consumer ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Equifax $15 million over errors tied to consumer credit reports, alleging the company failed to conduct proper investigations of disputed information, ...

The No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution process remains operational despite the government shutdown. CMS said Oct. 2 that all standard dispute timelines continue to apply but warned that ...

Before the No Surprises Act, patients often got stuck in the middle of billing disputes. For instance, when they went to an in-network hospital but were treated by an out-of-network provider or when ...

CMS plans to transition to an independent dispute resolution “gateway” during the second half of 2026, according to a March 16 email shared with Becker’s. The federal agency will move away from single ...