On January 5, 2022, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its annual report (“Annual Report”) of credit and consumer reporting complaints.
Historically, the CFPB issued its annual report on the Fair...more
On April 29, 2021, the FTC announced a $20 million settlement with Vivint Smart Home, Inc. (Vivint), a national seller of in-home security and monitoring systems, based on violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the FTC...more
On February 1, 2021, the Southern District of New York denied Jason Wimberley’s motion to file a second amended complaint finding that despite the liberal standard applied to pro se pleadings, his proposed second amended...more
On December 22, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) reached a $4,750,000 settlement with automobile lender Santander Consumer USA Inc. in connection with its alleged failure to accurately report its...more
On December 11, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and the Arkansas Attorney General reached a $600,000 settlement with Alder Holdings, LLC concerning alleged violations of the FCRA’s Risk-Based Pricing...more
In Domante v. Dish Networks, L.L.C. (“Dish”), the Eleventh Circuit examined permissible purposes for obtaining a credit report.
Plaintiff-Appellant Peri Domante was the apparent victim of identity theft. In 2011 and 2013,...more
In Hammer v. Equifax, the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of FCRA claims against Experian and Equifax in a September 9, 2020 published decision.
Accepting the allegations of the twice amended...more
The United States House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 5332, the Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020. The Act would amend FCRA is several respects. The overall purpose of the Act is to “ensure that consumer...more
In an unpublished decision in the case of Shaun J. Younger v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the jury’s finding that Experian willfully violated the FRCA by failing to...more
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