Resolving FCRA Disputes With e-OSCAR: Insights from Joel Strickland — FCRA Focus Podcast
The CFPB's Rule to Remove Medical Debt from Credit Reports
U.S. District Court Addresses Federal Preemption for State Credit Reporting Laws
The FTC Enforces the Fair Credit Reporting Act
Year in Review and a Look Ahead: The Evolving Landscape of Background Screening and Credit Reporting — The Consumer Finance Podcast
RegFi Episode 9: Consumer Data Collection and Usage with Eric Ellman
Third Circuit holds creditors should investigate all indirect disputes of accounts on a credit report
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Responding to Direct and Indirect Identity Theft Disputes Under the FCRA: What Are The Differences?
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: A Deep Dive into Mass Mailings by Debt Relief Law Firms
Third Circuit Hands Down Decision in FCRA Pay Status Cases - FCRA Focus Podcast
The Third Circuit’s Decision in Bibbs v. Trans Union: What it Means for Fair Credit Reporting Act Litigation
Keeping Up With the Bureau Episode 3: Evolving Federal and State Requirements for Furnishers and Users of Consumer Reports - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Keeping Up With the Bureau Episode 2: FCRA Preemption Issues, Infringing State Laws, and the CFPB's Position
CFPB’s Increasingly Active Interest in Credit Reporting - FCRA Focus Podcast
CFPB Advisory Opinion on Name-Only Matching Under FCRA - The Consumer Finance Podcast
A Conversation with Kristi Kelly of Kelly Guzzo - FCRA Focus Podcast
Current Trends in FCRA Litigation - The Consumer Finance Podcast
AGG Talks: Background Screening - What is FCRA Preemption, and Why Should You Care?
FCRA Litigation: A Look Ahead for 2022 - FCRA Focus Podcast
AGG Talks: Background Screening - A Refresher on Responding to Consumer File Requests under Section 609 of the FCRA
The Litigation Byte is the new name and format for McGlinchey’s Commercial Law Bulletin. Our new format reflects McGlinchey’s national coverage and our expanded footprint while still serving up the digestible, insightful...more
The CFPB issued a request for comment on its proposed Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V), which would amend regulations implementing the Fair Credit...more
In this article, the authors examine a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit finding that reporting a delinquent pay status with a zeroed-out balance where a past due account has been transferred...more
Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Dave Gettings and his colleagues Ethan Ostroff, Brooke Conkle, and Jon Kenney as they discuss the Third Circuit’s recent decision in the Bibbs case, particularly the Third...more
You are likely aware that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) 15 USC 1681 et. seq. requires furnishers of information to report the information accurately. Recently, several payment rating/account status cases have been...more
Settling an issue that has prompted a variety of approaches to claims under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in Marissa Bibbs v. Trans Union LLC that courts...more
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra warned consumer finance companies that he will be expanding the bureau’s anti-discrimination efforts “to combat discriminatory practices across the board in...more
[co-authors: Amelie Hopkins, and Collin Grier] The year 2021 started with the hope of COVID-19 vaccines and a return to (relative) normalcy, only to conclude with new variants that presented new challenges and extended...more
On this episode of Credit Eco to Go, host Joann Needleman speaks with Francis Creighton, President and CEO of the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA), about the core fundamentals of the credit reporting system and the...more
Alert May 18, 2020 The economic impact of COVID-19 has already proven catastrophic for many businesses and consumers. Many employers are reducing their staffing or closing their doors permanently. As of May 8, 2020, the...more
For decades, consumer protection has led to copious amounts of litigation in West Virginia. In the past several years, the types of lawsuits filed under the debt collection provisions of the West Virginia Consumer Credit and...more
The 11th Circuit has clarified that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires furnishers of credit information—like their credit reporting agency (CRA) counterparts—to conduct "reasonable" investigations of consumer...more
Recent news stories by The New York Times and NPR have brought much attention to a question that many creditors likely face on a regular basis: When a debt is sold to a debt buyer prior to the debtor entering bankruptcy, what...more