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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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

Ballard Spahr LLP

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

Pierce Atwood LLP

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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