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June 2025 Consumer Litigation Trends: TCPA and Class Actions Lead the Way with a Continued Rise in YTD Statistics

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WebRecon’s latest June 2025 report continues to reveal a general rise in the consumer complaint and litigation landscape based on year-to-date (YTD) figures. Since May 2025, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation...more

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CFC How Standing Can Make or Break Certification - (TRANSCRIPT)

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Class actions are on the rise. Is your business ready to protect itself? Hi, I'm Jason Tompkins, a member of Balch's Consumer Finance Compliance and Defense Practice. Debt collectors are frequent targets of class actions...more

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Fifth Circuit Affirms FCRA Limits: Credit Reporting Agencies are Not Required to Resolve Fraud Claims

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In a case of first impression, the Fifth Circuit in Reyes v. Equifax Information Systems, L.L.C., joined the First, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits in affirming the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas’s...more

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Fifth Circuit affirms lower court’s decision holding that a credit reporting agency did not violate the FCRA by not investigating...

On June 13, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant, a credit reporting agency, and dismissing all claims brought by the...more

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2025 Litigation Trends in Consumer Finance Protection: Steady Annual Growth Despite April Dip

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WebRecon's April 2025 report presents an intriguing mix of data in the consumer complaints and litigation landscape. Despite a downturn in April's case filings compared to March of this year, the year-to-date (YTD) statistics...more

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Fourth Circuit Expands FCRA Liability: Legal Inaccuracies Now Actionable

On March 14, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging a failure to reasonably investigate a disputed debt. The lawsuit concerned a consumer who disputed a debt that she...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Fourth Circuit Ruling Provides New Guidance as to Furnishers’ Duty to Investigate Legal Disputes Under the FCRA

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has been a notoriously active area for litigation, especially class-action litigation, in recent years. One issue that continues to be litigated in FCRA cases involving data furnisher...more

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Litigation Byte (March 2025 Edition)

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Delivered in digestible, insightful bites, McGlinchey’s Litigation Byte is a monthly roundup of financial services decisions and cases nationwide that impact your business. ...more

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