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
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in early February challenging the validity of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB Small Business Lending Rule. The rule is being challenged by various industry...more
One of the primary challenges with working in the U.S. financial services space is keeping up with the ever-changing federal and state regulatory landscape. Juggling the day-to-day fire drills while staying atop of regulatory...more
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the November 2024 webinar....more
The National Consumer Law Center is asking the CFPB, by way of a petition, for rulemaking that is long on policy arguments but woefully short on legal support, as we note below, to define residential leases as “credit” under...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is currently considering a rulemaking to address various consumer reporting topics under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and has released an Outline of Proposals and...more
On September 15, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an outline of expansive rulemaking proposals to modernize the coverage of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to include data brokers, data...more
On March 16, the FTC launched an inquiry into the small business credit reporting industry, seeking information from firms on how information is collected and processed for business credit reports, how these reports are...more
On March 17, the FTC announced its inquiry into the small business credit reporting industry. In particular, it is ordering five firms to provide detailed information about their products and processes. The FTC notes...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is launching an inquiry into the small business credit reporting industry. Specifically, it is ordering five firms to provide detailed information about their products and...more
CFPB Releases Outline of Proposals and Alternatives to Implement Section 1033 of the CFPA. On October 27, the CFPB released a Small Business Advisory Review Panel Outline of Proposals and Alternatives Under Consideration...more
On June 17, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra published a blog post summarizing the Bureau’s new efforts to more clearly communicate its expectations to the public, which would ultimately bolster consumer protection overall....more
The FTC reached a settlement with business credit reports provider Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. to resolve allegations that D&B used deceptive and unfair practices to sell its products to small and mid-sized businesses...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
This week, Senators John Kennedy of Louisiana and Marco Rubio of Florida unveiled the Small Business Credit Protection Act. If passed, the legislation would require credit bureaus to notify small businesses of nonpublic...more