On January 11, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two advisory opinions addressing consumer reporting agencies' (CRAs) obligations, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), related to information...more
At an August 15, 2023, White House roundtable, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra announced plans to issue rules that would extend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to certain “data broker...more
On March 15, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched an inquiry into the business practices of companies that “collect, aggregate, sell, resell, license, or otherwise share consumers’ personal...more
On November 10, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued Circular 2022-07, affirming the duty of consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) and furnishers to conduct reasonable investigations of consumer disputes...more
On July 7, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory opinion interpreting the “permissible purpose” provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The advisory opinion states that consumer...more
On June 28, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an interpretive rule under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) clarifying that states have the ability to protect their residents by enacting their own fair...more