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Regulatory Reversal: CFPB's Withdrawal of Interpretive Guidance and Its Impact on the Rental Screening Industry

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On May 9, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) formally withdrew dozens of interpretive rules, policy statements, advisory opinions, bulletins, and circulars issued over the past decade....more

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"Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing": HUD NPR for Use of Criminal History in Tenant Screening and Termination At...

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Under a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed rule published April 10, new procedural protections would apply to criminal history screening of rental applicants to HUD-assisted housing....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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Michigan House Bill Proposes Excluding Tenant Credit Scores from Rental Decisions

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The drumbeat to increase regulation of tenant screening continues, this time in Michigan. On June 15, Michigan state Representative Brenda Carter (D-29) introduced House Bill 4818, which proposes to amend landlord-tenant...more

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Prince George’s County to Cap Rent Increases, CFPB Looks at Tenant Screening

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Summary - The Prince George’s County Council recently approved the Rent Stabilization Act of 2023 (Act), which limits residential rent increases to 3 percent for the next year. Separately, the Consumer Financial Protection...more

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CFPB and FTC issue request for information on background screening in connection with rental housing

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission issued a request for information (RFI) yesterday seeking comment on “background screening issues affecting individuals who seek rental housing in the...more

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The CFPB and FTC Continue to Focus on Tenant Screening

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On February 28, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) jointly issued a Request for Information, seeking public comment on how background screening affects individuals seeking...more

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CFPB Reports Highlight Regulatory Concerns With Tenant Background Checks

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On November 15, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued two reports – titled “Tenant Background Checks Market Report” and the “Consumer Snapshot: Tenant Background Checks” – reflecting concerns over incomplete...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Key Issues to Consider as Businesses Continue to Navigate the Pandemic

As the pandemic continues with no clear resolution on the horizon, businesses must continue to revamp and reinvent their day-to-day operations to comply not only with a wide variety of new regulations, but also legal...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Real Estate Industry Alerts Tracker - June 2020 Issue #2

New York Senator Schumer Pushes for Rent Relief Package - Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act, as part of the HEROES Act. Majority Leader...more

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Certain Landlords Must Adapt Screening Policies Due to Source of Income Laws

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Effective September 1, 2019, the Des Moines City Council enacted an ordinance making it illegal for landlords to deny tenant-applicants based on the applicant’s utilization of governmental assistance or otherwise based upon...more

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