Driven by Data: Auto Finance Trends Uncovered - Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
The Next FCRA Frontier: Identity Theft and CFPB Updates — FCRA Focus Podcast
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
CFPB’s Supervisory Highlights on Auto-Finance and Auto-Servicing — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Podcast - The CFPB's Effort to Remove Medical Debt from 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
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?
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
In this episode of FCRA Focus, hosts Kim Phan and Dave Gettings bring you the latest updates from the regulatory and litigation sides of the house. Dave shares his insights on the challenges and litigation surrounding...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
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
On September 11, the CFPB announced that it had entered into a consent order with a national bank resolving allegations that the bank reported inaccurate information to consumer reporting companies. The bank agreed to pay...more
On July 9, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a consent order against a nationally chartered bank that, among other things, includes a number of allegations related to the bank's policies regarding...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the June 2024 webinar....more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the May 2024 webinar....more
Welcome to the Credit Reporting chapter of our annual report Consumer Financial Services 2023 Year in Review. Looking Ahead to 2024 - The CFPB’s announcement of a proposed rulemaking to remove medical bills from...more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2023 applicable to debt collection. If debt collection in 2023 had a theme it would be medical debt....more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the January 2024 webinar....more
The CFPB and FTC announced last week that they had entered into a settlement with Trans Union LLC (TU LLC) to resolve a lawsuit filed jointly in a Colorado federal district court by the agencies alleging that TU LLC and its...more
In this article, we share a timeline of our monthly "bites" for 2022 applicable to small-dollar lending. So, what happened in 2022?...more
In December, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling holding an individual liable for violations of the FCRA, the TSR, and the CFPA after the defendant, who allegedly “played a...more
A recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed that U.S. executives now consider cyberattacks the number one risk their companies face. Concerns about cybersecurity have moved beyond the Chief Information Security Office...more
On July 28, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Consent Order against a large bank (the Bank), claiming that the Bank created sales pressure on its employees that encouraged employees to...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
On April 12, 2022, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against TransUnion, two of its subsidiaries, and former TransUnion executive John Danaher in his individual capacity for violating an...more
[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier] The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, credit card companies may face increased scrutiny, as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Acting Director Dave Uejio recently stated that "credit reports play a huge role in...more
In This Issue. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) released an interim final rule to reflect changes made by H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act,...more
Creditors that furnish information on consumer accounts to consumer reporting agencies must do so with accuracy and integrity consistent with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations. "Accuracy" means...more
Last week, the CFPB announced that that it had entered into a consent order with an Illinois-based debt collection company. According to the settlement, the company’s business consists primarily of purchasing and then...more
The CFPB announced that it has entered into a consent order with Security Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (Security Group) to settle an administrative enforcement action that charged the companies with having engaged in...more