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Troutman Pepper Locke

Suluki Secrets: Behind the Scenes of Reasonable Investigations — FCRA Focus Podcast

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In this episode of FCRA Focus, host Dave Gettings is joined by Brooke Conkle and Mandi Blackmon to explore the intricacies of a furnisher's reasonable investigation under Section 1681s-2(b) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act...more

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Second Circuit Explains Reasonable Investigation Standard in Identity Theft Case Under FCRA

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In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified the expectations for furnishers when investigating consumer disputes under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). In Suluki v. Credit One Bank,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB and FTC Argue Consumer Reporting Companies Have an Obligation to Correct Errors in Joint Amicus Brief

On March 29, the CFPB and the FTC jointly filed an amicus brief with the Eleventh Circuit in a matter involving a dispute under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The case involves a consumer who filed disputes with a consumer...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Third Circuit Holds Creditors Should Investigate All Indirect Disputes Of Accounts On A Credit Report - (Video Transcript)

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Welcome to Balch's Consumer Finance Compass, where we'll navigate the complex regulatory sphere that is consumer finance. I'm Jason Tompkins, chair of the firm's Issues and Appeals Practice and member of the Consumer Finance...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Milgram v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.: Eleventh Circuit Holds Furnisher’s Investigation Was Reasonable, Despite Evidence That...

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Does a furnisher always have to reach the “right” answer when it investigates a consumer’s credit reporting dispute? Or does the furnisher just have to engage in a “reasonable” investigation of the dispute before responding?...more

Burr & Forman

Eleventh Circuit Confirms Investigation into Dispute Involving Identity Theft Was Reasonable and Affirms Summary Judgment on FCRA...

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In Milgram v. Chase Bank USA, N.A., --- F.4th ---, 2023 WL 3874276 (11th Cir. June 8, 2023), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s FCRA claim based on the bank’s alleged failure to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Finalizes Order Against Leading Provider of Business Credit Reports

The FTC recently finalized an order against a leading provider of business credit report services, alleged to have deceived business regarding the value of products offered and failing to correct errors on customers’ credit...more

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Reasonable Investigation Under FCRA: Two Times Might Not Be a Charm

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Ponder v. Ocwen Loan Serv., LLC, 2018 WL 4474635 (N.D. Ga. July 30, 2018) is a reminder to furnishers of information to consumer reporting agencies to conduct a reasonable investigation of any reported errors the first time...more

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