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
On June 9, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law LD558, which prohibits the reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies. The law bars medical creditors, debt collectors, and debt buyers from furnishing...more
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Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies, brought to you by Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP....more
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