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Southern District of New York Finds No Private Right of Action for Improper Reporting Under the FCRA

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The Southern District of New York dismissed an action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), finding that there was no private right of action under section 1681s-2(a) for purportedly inaccurate reporting by a furnisher....more

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Alabama Federal Court Allows FDCPA Case Involving Ambiguous Dispute Letters to Proceed to Trial

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama recently issued a decision in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case highlighting the importance of clear and unambiguous communication in debt...more

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Eleventh Circuit Declines to Issue Brightline Rule that Legal Disputes are Not Actionable Under FCRA Instead Finding That Disputes...

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In Holden v. Holiday Inn Club Vacations Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently upheld a consolidated district court ruling granting summary judgment for the defendant furnisher in two Fair Credit...more

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Missouri Federal Court Finds Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Challenge Compliance Condition Code on Consumer Report

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A U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri recently granted a defendant’s summary judgment motion in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case, holding that the plaintiff lacked standing because she did...more

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New Jersey Federal Court Reviews Call Transcript to Dismiss FDCPA Complaint

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In March, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss a claim that the defendant violated § 1692e(8) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when it failed to...more

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A Look at Consumer Reporting in 2023, and What's to Come

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The legal landscape of consumer reporting continues to evolve with courts, federal regulators and state legislatures all playing roles in shaping this area of the law. Originally published in Law360 - January 9, 2024....more

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Nevada Federal Court Declines to Decide at Summary Judgment Stage Whether Pre-Dispute Investigation Was Sufficient to Satisfy FCRA

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A federal district court judge in Nevada recently denied competing motions for summary judgment in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) furnisher investigation case, demonstrating the challenges FCRA litigants often face in...more

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CFPB files amicus briefs in FDCPA case and also files amicus brief in FCRA case jointly with FTC

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The CFPB recently filed two amicus briefs, one in a First Circuit case involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the other, which was filed jointly with the Federal Trade Commission, in a Fourth Circuit...more

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CO and NY enact laws to prevent reporting of medical debt to credit bureaus

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Colorado and New York are not waiting for the Fair Credit Reporting Act rulemaking to eliminate creditor use of medical debt announced by the CFPB in September 2023. As we previously blogged, in the past two years, Equifax,...more

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Third Circuit Holds That Furnisher Who Receives Notice of an Indirect Dispute Has Absolute Duty to Investigate Under FCRA

News accounts of instances of stolen identity in which identity thieves incur debts in the names of innocent consumers are common. Given the structure of the consumer credit industry, it is difficult for consumers to know...more

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Courts Hold Contract Disputes Not Actionable Under FCRA

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A recent string of U.S. District Court decisions has clarified liability for furnishers of credit information under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), specifically 15 U.S.C. § 1681s-2(b), in situations where consumers...more

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Flexibility and Clarification to the Idaho Patient Act

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On March 1, 2021, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill No. 42, giving healthcare providers additional time to comply with the requirements imposed by the controversial Idaho Patient Act that was signed into law March...more

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