2024 Credit Reporting Review: Impactful Changes and Future Forecast — FCRA Focus Podcast
Podcast - The CFPB Takes Action on a Toronto-Based Bank’s Consumer Credit Reports
Breaking Down Credit Reporting With Credit Builders Alliance — FCRA Focus Podcast
Resolving FCRA Disputes With e-OSCAR: Insights from Joel Strickland — FCRA Focus Podcast
The CFPB's Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports
U.S. District Court Addresses Federal Preemption for State Credit Reporting Laws
The FTC Enforces the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Year in Review and a Look Ahead: The Evolving Landscape of Background Screening and Credit Reporting — The Consumer Finance Podcast
RegFi Episode 9: Consumer Data Collection and Usage with Eric Ellman
Third Circuit holds creditors should investigate all indirect disputes of accounts on a credit report
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Responding to Direct and Indirect Identity Theft Disputes Under the FCRA: What Are The Differences?
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Deep Dive into Mass Mailings by Debt Relief Law Firms
Third Circuit Hands Down Decision in FCRA Pay Status Cases - FCRA Focus Podcast
The Third Circuit’s Decision in Bibbs v. Trans Union: What it Means for Fair Credit Reporting Act Litigation
Keeping Up With the Bureau Episode 3: Evolving Federal and State Requirements for Furnishers and Users of Consumer Reports - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Keeping Up With the Bureau Episode 2: FCRA Preemption Issues, Infringing State Laws, and the CFPB's Position
CFPB’s Increasingly Active Interest in Credit Reporting - FCRA Focus Podcast
CFPB Advisory Opinion on Name-Only Matching Under FCRA - The Consumer Finance Podcast
A Conversation with Kristi Kelly of Kelly Guzzo - FCRA Focus Podcast
Current Trends in FCRA Litigation - The Consumer Finance Podcast
According to a recent report by WebRecon, court filings under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and complaints filed with the...more
On March 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court judgment in a case involving statutory damages under the FDCPA for lack of injury. The court asserted that statutory damages alone do...more
In this episode of FCRA Focus, host Dave Gettings is joined by Cindy Hanson, Scott Kelly, and Tim St. George, partners in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Consumer Financial Services Practice Group, to discuss the most impactful...more
Republican senators have introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to nullify the rule that bans banks and credit unions from including medical debt on credit reports and generally prohibits the use of medical...more
In 2024, Goodwin tracked four public enforcement actions related to credit reporting or credit repair services, consistent with the four actions tracked in 2023. Between 2017 and 2024, there were an average of four actions...more
On March 3, a trio of credit reporting agencies (defendants) moved to dismiss a plaintiff’s second amended complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The defendants faced allegations...more
On February 28, the CFPB filed a joint stipulation of voluntary dismissal with prejudice in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, ending an enforcement action against a credit reporting agency, two...more
On January 17, the CFPB issued a consent order and stipulation against an auto finance company for alleged violations of the FCRA, Regulation V and the CFPA. The Bureau alleged that, from 2019 through 2024, the company...more
On January 21, the CFPB announced that a data broker and credit reporting subsidiary of a credit reporting conglomerate has agreed not to seek government contracts with the CFPB for three years to avoid further actions by the...more
On January 17, the CFPB issued a consent order settling allegations that a consumer reporting agency (CRA) violated the FCRA and engaged in unfair acts and practices, violating the CFPA. The CFPB imposed a $15 million civil...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority published a portfolio letter setting out its supervisory strategy for credit reference agencies and credit information service providers. In the letter, the FCA sets out its priority areas...more
On January 14, the Attorney General of New York published an assurance of discontinuance between itself and a credit reporting agency resolving an investigation related to an alleged coding error that caused the credit...more
On January 7, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) filed a complaint against a nationwide consumer reporting agency (“Agency”) under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and the Consumer Financial...more
On January 17, 2025, the CFPB issued a consent order against a large consumer reporting agency for failing to properly investigate consumer disputes concerning inaccurate information on consumers’ credit reports. The CFPB...more
On January 7, the CFPB issued a final rule amending Regulation V. Among other things, the final rule prohibits credit reporting companies from including medical bills on credit reports sent to lenders and prohibits lenders...more
On January 7, the CFPB filed a complaint against a consumer reporting agency, alleging violations of the FCRA and the CFPA’s prohibition on unfair acts or practices. The complaint alleges the company failed meet its...more
On January 7, 2025, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against a nationwide consumer reporting agency for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The lawsuit claims the company’s investigation of consumer disputes was inadequate,...more
The CFPB has finalized a rule amending regulations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to address the use and reporting of medical information in credit decisions. The Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies...more
Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business....more
On December 16, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed claims against a credit reporting agency for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and joined the United...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) titled “Protecting Americans From Harmful Data Broker Practices” 89 Fed. Reg. 101402 (Dec. 13, 2024). If adopted in its...more
Alert December 30, 2024 The United States District Court for the District of Maryland granted a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a case arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) due to an alleged...more
Following our annual tradition — which started over a decade ago — we are analyzing the year's 10 most significant whistleblower and retaliation events. As you'll see, in 2024, actions taken by a range of courts and...more
On December 6, 2024, federal courts in the United States Second Circuit issued a pair of decisions clarifying that borrowers must identify a concrete injury caused by the dissemination of inaccurate information to establish...more
On December 9, the CFPB issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to request public comment on potential amendments to Regulation V, which implements the FCRA. As described by the CFPB, the ANPR would address...more