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Feds Eye Americans ‘Credit Washing’ Using Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Complaints

The agency receives millions of complaints every year — with numbers growing.

Mark A. Kellner
Jul 17, 2026
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Critics allege credit-repair firms are trying to game a federal system to wash credit reports of accurate negative information. Photo: Yuri Samoilov / Wikimedia Commons

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