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WASHINGTON—Alleging violations of laws against redlining, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and U.S. Department of Justice have taken action to end Trident Mortgage Company’s “intentional discrimination: against families living in majority-minority neighborhoods in the greater Philadelphia area.

WASHINGTON—The ways in which changes made by the big three credit bureaus in how unpaid medical debt is reported is explored in a new analysis released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

WASHINGTON–In a case that echoes an earlier scandal at Wells Fargo, the CFPB said it has taken action against Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank for illegally accessing its customers’ credit reports and opening checking and savings accounts, credit cards, and lines of credit without customers’ permission.