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Court Enjoins Landlord from Reporting Withheld Rent Payments to Credit Reporting Agencies

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On March 11, 2025, the New York County Civil Court issued an injunction under the New York Fair Credit Reporting Act (NYFCRA) barring a landlord from reporting to the credit reporting agencies (CRAs) the withheld rent...more

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4th Circuit Holds Rental Applicant Lacks Standing to Bring FCRA Claims Over Inaccurate OFAC Reporting

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On September 11, 2024, the 4th Circuit held that a named plaintiff in a putative class action failed to establish a concrete injury that could satisfy the injury-in-fact requirement for Article III standing against consumer...more

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Advocacy Group Petitions CFPB to Categorize Housing Rental Leases as “Credit”

On August 12, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), a prominent consumer advocacy group, petitioned the CFPB to open rulemaking under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) to expand the definition of “credit” to include...more

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CFPB issues two new FCRA advisory opinions on background screening reports and disclosure of credit files to consumers

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On January 11, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two new advisory opinions: Fair Credit Reporting; Background Screening and Fair Credit Reporting; File Disclosure. The advisory opinions are part of...more

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Trans Union Settles for $15 million with CFPB and FTC Over Tenant Screening Reports

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A new enforcement action provides more detail on the expectations of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the agencies) for the content of tenant screening reports....more

Hudson Cook, LLP

CFPB Bites of the Month - August 2023 - School Bells Ringing Loud and Clear, Vacation's Over, CFPB is Near

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In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior month covered during the August 2023 webinar. Bite 1: CFPB Publishes Report on Employer-Driven Debt - On July 20, 2023, the CFPB published a...more

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FTC recommends use of written adverse action notices by housing providers

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A new FTC blog post titled “Tenant background check reports: Put it in writing” reminds landlords, property managers, and other housing providers of their obligation under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide notice of...more

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White House Consumer Fee Focus Turns to Rental Housing Fees, Disclosures

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The White House today brought attention to new state laws and voluntary industry practices that limit fees charged to renters and increase the transparency of those fees, noting the burden such fees impose on American...more

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The District of Massachusetts Declines to Strike FCRA Class Claims in McIntyre v. RentGrow, Inc.

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In McIntyre v. RentGrow, Inc., No. 18-cv-12141-ADB, the District of Massachusetts recently denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss or to strike class claims in a putative Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) action. The...more

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